Lida, Nevada is a small

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Esmeralda County, Nevada 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. It ...

, near the border with

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. The

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classifies it as a populated place. It is located on State Route 266, north of Magruder Mountain. The first settlement at Lida was made in 1871. A post office was in operation at Lida between 1873 and 1932. Like other mining towns in Esmeralda County, its population sharply declined once its mines were exhausted. The site now rests on private property.

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