Wabuska is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Lyon County

Lyon County, Nevada

Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,980. Its county seat is Yerington.-History:...

, Nevada

Nevada

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, United States

United States

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. The zip code

ZIP Code

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 is 89447.

Wabuska (Washo language

Washo language

The Washo language is an endangered Native American language isolate spoken by the Washo on the California–Nevada border in the drainages of the Truckee and Carson Rivers, especially around Lake Tahoe...

 , White Grass) was established in the early 1870's. In 1881, the town served as the principal Mason Valley

Mason Valley

The Mason Valley is a valley in western Nevada, between the Singatse Range and the Wassuk Range.The Walker River flows through the valley from south to north. The city of Yerington is located in the center of the valley. The Pine Nut Mountains are nearby....

 supply center on the newly constructed Carson and Colorado Railroad

Carson and Colorado Railroad

The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. A track gauge of ...

. When copper was discovered in Mason Valley, the town became the northern terminus of the new Nevada Copper Belt Railroad, built 1909-1911. Wabuska waned with declining mining activity in the 1920's.

Geography

Wabuska's latitude is 39.143N and the longitude is -119.182W. Wabuska's elevation is 4,295 feet above sea level

Sea level

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External links

• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17756
• http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Wabuska-Nevada.cfm