Halleck, Nevada

Coordinates: 40°57′3″N 115°27′10″W / 40.95083°N 115.45278°W

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Halleck, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Camp Halleck in 1871
Halleck Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 40°57′3″N 115°27′10″W / 40.95083°N 115.45278°W / 40.95083; -115.45278
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Elko
Elevation	5,230 ft (1,590 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	89824
GNIS feature ID	845498

Nevada Historical Marker
Official name	Fort Halleck Site (1867-1886)
Reference no.	47

Halleck is an unincorporated community in central Elko County, Nevada, United States.

Geography

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Halleck lies at the interchange of Interstate 80 and State Route 229 northeast of the city of Elko.^[1] Its elevation is 5,230 feet (1,590 m).^[2] The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Halleck has a post office with the ZIP code 89824.^[3] The post office was established April 24, 1873.

History

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The community's name originates from Camp Halleck, established July 26, 1867 (1867-1879) by the U. S. Army, to protect the California Trail and the construction workers of the Central Pacific Railroad. It was named for Major General Henry Wager Halleck.^[4] It then became Fort Halleck (1879-1886).

Halleck came into being in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad was completed through the future townsite that immediately became the shipping point for supplies destined for Fort Halleck. During 1869, the town had erected two hotels and one saloon. The saloon catered to soldiers stationed at Fort Halleck. A store and a school were opened in 1874. The school remained open until the 1950s. By 1875, the population had grown to fifty and by 1900 had risen to 126.

At the time Halleck had twenty-six buildings and numerous businesses flourished. However, with the abandonment of Fort Halleck in 1886, the town had to rely on ranching and ranchers to survive. But the town was slowly dying as small ranches were bought by larger properties and combined into corporate operations. The Halleck post office continues to operate from one of the two remaining buildings in town as it serves the many local ranches.

References

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^ The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 64.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halleck, Nevada, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-12-12. Accessed 2008-02-27.
^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 24.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Elko County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Elko
Cities	Carlin Elko Wells West Wendover	Elko County map
CDPs	Jackpot Lamoille Mountain City Montello Oasis Osino Owyhee Spring Creek
Other unincorporated communities	Arthur Coin Currie Deeth Elburz Jack Creek Jarbidge Jiggs Lee Midas North Fork Pleasant Valley Rowland Ruby Valley Ryndon Shantytown Sherman South Fork Toano Tuscarora Twin Bridges Welcome Wild Horse
Indian reservations	Duck Valley Indian Reservation‡ Elko Indian Colony South Fork Indian Reservation Wells Indian Colony
Ghost towns	Afton Alazon Black Forest Bullion Charleston Cobre Contact Cornucopia Cottonwood Delano Dinner Station Dutton Excelsior Fairlawn Fenelon Gold Creek Halleck Hunter Huntington Loray Metropolis Moleen Moor Ola Patsville Pequop Rio Tinto Ruby City San Jacinto Shafter Silver Zone Sprucemont Tobar Tulasco White Rock
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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