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Borax, Nevada

Coordinates: 35°42′52″N 115°20′26″W / 35.71444°N 115.34056°W / 35.71444; -115.34056
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Borax
Borax is located in Nevada
Borax
Borax
Borax is located in the United States
Borax
Borax
Coordinates: 35°42′52″N 115°20′26″W / 35.71444°N 115.34056°W / 35.71444; -115.34056
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Elevation
2,707 ft (825 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89026
Area code702
GNIS feature ID855974[1]

Borax is a ghost town and railroad siding in Clark County, Nevada, United States located along the Union Pacific Railroad east of Interstate 15.[1]

History

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Borax was settled in 1905, and named for the borax deposits in the region. In c. 1940, the population of Borax was 10.[2]

As of 2021, there are no buildings that remain in Borax and the site exists as a railroad siding along the Union Pacific Railroad.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Borax". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 18.