Byron, Nevada

Byron is an extinct town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.{{GNIS|851405|name=Byron (historical)}} The community was about {{convert|44|mi}} north of Las Vegas.

History

Byron had about 10 inhabitants at the year 1941, at which time it was a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad.{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=14}} Byron was abandoned by 1949.

References

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Category:Ghost towns in Clark County, Nevada