Byron is an extinct town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The community was about 44 miles (71 km) north of Las Vegas.[1]
History
Byron had about 10 inhabitants at the year 1941, at which time it was a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] Byron was abandoned by 1949.[1]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron (historical)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14.
Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Nevada, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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