Dutton, Nevada
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Dutton is a
ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in Elko County, in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
.


History

A post office was established at Dutton in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. Growth of nearby Midas, Nevada spelled the end of Dutton.


References

Ghost towns in Nevada Ghost towns in Elko County, Nevada {{ElkoCountyNV-geo-stub