The name was changed to Gilbert Junction in 1925. The name McLeans is thought to honor David McLean, who moved to White Pine County, Nevada in the 1870s from Nova Scotia. In 1891, McLean started ranching in Nye County, Nevada, near Tonopah and later moved to Esmeralda County.[2]
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Map, circa 1910, showing McLeans.
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLeans
^Carlson, Helen S. (January 1, 1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 161. ISBN978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
mcleans, nevada, mcleans, ghost, town, located, esmeralda, county, nevada, former, station, tonopah, goldfield, railroad, east, blair, junction, west, millers, ghost, townshow, nevadashow, united, statescoordinates, 04778, 65194, 04778, 65194countryunited, sta. McLeans is a ghost town located in Esmeralda County Nevada and former station on the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad east of Blair Junction and west of Millers 1 McLeans NevadaGhost townMcLeans NevadaShow map of NevadaMcLeans NevadaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 02 52 N 117 39 07 W 38 04778 N 117 65194 W 38 04778 117 65194CountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountyEsmeraldaElevation4 793 ft 1 461 m GNIS feature ID858089The name was changed to Gilbert Junction in 1925 The name McLeans is thought to honor David McLean who moved to White Pine County Nevada in the 1870s from Nova Scotia In 1891 McLean started ranching in Nye County Nevada near Tonopah and later moved to Esmeralda County 2 Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Map circa 1910 showing McLeans References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System McLeans Carlson Helen S January 1 1974 Nevada Place Names A Geographical Dictionary University of Nevada Press p 161 ISBN 978 0 87417 094 8 Retrieved December 2 2020 nbsp This Esmeralda County Nevada state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McLeans Nevada amp oldid 1167340985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
