Gilbert is a ghost town in

Esmeralda County Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its ...

, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

History

A post office was established at Gilbert in 1925, and remained in operation until 1942. The community was named after the brothers Gilbert, businessmen in the local mining industry.

Gilbert Junction

McLeans, Nevada 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. The name was changed to Gilbert Junction in 1925. The name McLeans is thought to h ...

, the now former station on the

Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad The Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, a railroad of in length in the U.S. state of Nevada, offered point-to-point service between Mina and Goldfield, running over the Excelsior Mountains and parallel to the Monte Cristo Range. It operated from ...

, located to the southwest of Gilbert, was renamed 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 Nye County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,591. Its county seat is Tonopah. At , Nye is Nevada's largest county by area and the third-largest county in the contiguous United States, behi ...

, near Tonopah and later moved to Esmeralda County.

References

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