Mason, Nevada

Mason, Nevada
Mason, Nevada
Unincorporated community
	Mason Mason
	Coordinates: 38°57′00″N 119°11′25″W / 38.95000°N 119.19028°W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lyon
Elevation	4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	775
GNIS feature ID	848584

Mason is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Mason in 1908, and remained in operation until 1961.^[2] The community was named after Henry "Hock" Mason, a pioneer citizen.^[3]

Notable people

Edward Cornelius Reed Jr., United States District Court judge^[4]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason, Nevada
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason Post Office (historical)
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 48.
^ Votesmart.org-Edward Reed, Jr.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason, Nevada

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason Post Office (historical)

[3] Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 48.

[4] Votesmart.org-Edward Reed, Jr.

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