San Jacinto 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 along
Salmon Falls Creek
Salmon Falls Creek is a tributary of the Snake River, flowing from northern Nevada into Idaho in the United States. Formed in high mountains at the northern edge of the Great Basin, Salmon Falls Creek flows northwards ,U.S. Geological Survey. Na ...
in northern
Elko County,
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 ...
, United States.
It is part of the
Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
It was the site of a railroad station located eight miles northeast of
Contact, Nevada on the Union Pacific railroad.
It is named after the San Jacinto Ranch, which in turn is named for the
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto (), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General A ...
, fought at present-day Houston, Texas in 1836.
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The San Jacinto post office was in operation from November 1898 through April 1938.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Nevada, was recorded in San Jacinto on January 8, 1937.
The population was 25 in 1940.]
Climate
References
External links
Ghost towns in Nevada
Ghost towns in Elko County, Nevada
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