Lodi is an extinct town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

Lodi
Lodi is located in Nevada
Lodi
Lodi
Coordinates: 38°59′38″N 117°52′42″W / 38.99389°N 117.87833°W / 38.99389; -117.87833[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyNye
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)

History

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The nearby Lodi mining district was established in 1874 with primary production occurring from 1920 until 1925.[2][3]

A post office was established at Lodi in 1909, and closed in 1910.[4] A variant name is "Lodival".[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodi
  2. ^ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923), Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada, Reno, Nevada: Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, p. 164, hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807, retrieved August 3, 2020
  3. ^ Kral, Victor E. (January 1951). Mineral Resources of Nye County, Nevada (Report). Vol. XLV. Nevada State Bureau of Mines and the Mackay School of Mines. pp. 93–99. hdl:11714/1440. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodi Post Office
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 56.