Pony Springs, Nevada

Pony Springs is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Pony Springs is located along U.S. Route 93.

Pony Springs, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Pony Springs
Pony Springs
Coordinates: 38°19′08″N 114°36′24″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Elevation6,155 ft (1,876 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID856109

Pony Springs was a watering hole for early ranchers.[2]

Pony Springs is the site of a roadside rest area.[3]

This location is in Lincoln County and was not a stop on the Pony Express. See Pony Springs in White Pine County[4] which was also known as a Butte and was a stop on the Overland Trail and later the Pony Express.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pony Springs
  2. Wilkerson, Lyn (2010). Slow Travels - California and Nevada. p. 273. ISBN 9780557607648. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. Velotta, Richard N. "First US 95 electric car charging station opens in Beatty". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pony Springs (White Pine County)
  5. Petersen, Jesse G. (2008). "Pleasant Valley to Roberts Creek". Route for the Overland Stage: James H. Simpson's 1859 Trail Across the Great Basin. University Press of Colorado. pp. 38–63. ISBN 9780874216936. JSTOR j.ctt4cgqjd.8.


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