Byron is an extinct town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The community was about 44 miles (71 km) north of Las Vegas.[1]

History

Byron had about 10 inhabitants at the year 1941, at which time it was a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] Byron was abandoned by 1949.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron (historical)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14.

36°36′49″N 114°40′51″W / 36.61361°N 114.68083°W / 36.61361; -114.68083


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