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Adaven is a former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.


Geography

Adaven is located in the
Quinn Canyon Range The Quinn Canyon Range is a remote group of mountains in northeastern Nye County, and western Lincoln County in central Nevada in the western United States. Adaven is the only settlement in the mountains, now abandoned. It is closely associated ...
, located 30 miles north from Rachel.


History

The village was founded in the late 1890s. The post office was named Sharp from 1901 until 1939 when it was renamed Adaven ('Nevada' backwards). In 1953 the post office was closed, and thereafter, the town was abandoned. A few buildings and ranches remained in the early 21st century.


See also

* List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms


References

Ghost towns in Nye County, Nevada Mining communities in Nevada 1890s establishments in Nevada Populated places established in the 1890s {{NyeCountyNV-geo-stub