Bernice is a ghost town in
Churchill County, in the
U.S. state
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Nevada
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[ It was approximately northeast of ]Dixie Valley
The Dixie Valley is an endorheic basin which had plentiful ground water (free-flowing artesian wells) around which ranches were built. Prior to the US Navy TOPGUN school moving from California to Nevada, the valley was purchased in 1995 for $10 ...
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History
Variant names were "Casket" and "Caskett".[ A post office called Casket was established in 1882, the name was changed to Bernice in 1883, and the post office closed in 1894. Different dates are given in Gamett & Paher, as cited by the GNIS, which states that the post office was called Casket from June 1882 until January 1883 and then Bernice from July 1883 to June 1884. According to tradition, "Bernice" was the name of a miner's love interest.]
External links
Bernice
(forgottennevada.com) - includes a number of newspaper articles.
References
Ghost towns in Churchill County, Nevada
Ghost towns in Nevada
Geography of Churchill County, Nevada
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