Cobre, Nevada

Cobre
—  Ghost town  —
Cobre Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 41°06′43″N 114°24′03″W / 41.11194°N 114.40083°W / 41.11194; -114.40083Coordinates: 41°06′43″N 114°24′03″W / 41.11194°N 114.40083°W / 41.11194; -114.40083
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Elko
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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Cobre is an uninhabited ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The town was located at the former interchange point between the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Nevada Northern Railway, and came into being when construction of the Nevada Northern began in 1905. The Nevada Northern was constructed primarily to serve the copper mines and smelter near Ely, Nevada, and cobre is the Spanish word for "copper." In 1910, Cobre reached its peak population with a total of 60 residents.^[1] Over the next few decades Cobre's population would slowly declined due to travelers' preference to the automobile over the train. This led to the Southern Pacific Railroad abandoning the Cobre station in November 1948.

A post office was established at Cobre in 1906, and it was discontinued in 1956.

Surviving buildings at the ghost town of Cobre, Nevada, September 2007. Both buildings were owned by the Nevada Northern Railway; the structure on the left is a handcar shed, and the structure on the right is an engine house.

References

1. ^ "Elko County, Nevada". http://www.elkorose.com/cobre.html. Retrieved 12 April 2011.