Tule is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.[1]
Tule, Nevada | |
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  Tule, Nevada  Tule, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′27″N 117°39′00″W / 41.02417°N 117.65000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Elevation | 4,321 ft (1,317 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 856155[1] |
Tule was a station east of Weso on the Southern Pacific Railroad with the first reference from a 1881 map.[2] The name comes from the Nahuatl word "tollin", which means bullrush.[2]
An 1890 book includes Tule in a list of towns and settlements in Humboldt County.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tule, Nevada
- ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming. p. 264. hdl:2027/pst.000020058074. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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