Hilltop is an extinct town in
Lander County
Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,734. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.
History
Lander County was created in 1862 as the result of a mining boom on the Reese River along the ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. The
Geographic Names Information System
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classifies it as a populated place.
It was named for its lofty elevation.
History
The mining district was discovered in 1906 and boomed in 1908. In 1912, a 10-stamp amalgamation mill was built and later converted for the cyanide process.
A post office was established at Hilltop in 1909 and operated until 1931.
References
External links
Hilltop(nevadaadventures)
Ghost towns in Lander County, Nevada
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