Gilbert is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, in the

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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. The population was 50 in 1940.

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, Nevada, Blair Junction and west of Millers, Nevada, Millers. The name was changed to Gilbert Junction i ...

, the now former station on the

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, 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

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in the 1870s from Nova Scotia. In 1891, McLean started ranching in

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, near Tonopah and later moved to Esmeralda County.

References

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