Bard, Nevada

Coordinates: 35°59′16″N 115°14′15″W / 35.98778°N 115.23750°W / 35.98778; -115.23750
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Bard, Nevada
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Bard, Nevada
Location within the state of Nevada
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Bard, Nevada
Bard, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°59′16″N 115°14′15″W / 35.98778°N 115.23750°W / 35.98778; -115.23750[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Elevation2,572 ft (784 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID855964

Bard is an extinct town in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

The community was named after D. C. Bard, a natural scientist; it was located on the Union Pacific Railroad line south of Las Vegas.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bard
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14.