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Carlson has the name from a sheepshead being nailed to a tree. |
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** Citation: "Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p114" | ** Citation: "Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p114" | ||
*** p. 20 of Carlson says that Sheepshead Ranch was named for Sheepshead Springs, "which got its name from the head of a mountain sheep nailed to a tree at the site" | *** p. 20 of Carlson says that Sheepshead Ranch was named for Sheepshead Springs, "which got its name from the head of a mountain sheep nailed to a tree at the site" | ||
*** The Sheepshead post office was in operation from March 28, 1879 until March 15, 1926. | |||
* The [[1880 Census]] mentions "Sheep Head". | * The [[1880 Census]] mentions "Sheep Head". | ||
* [http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,1593 Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923)] (UNR) shows "Sheep-head Spring" | * [http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/u?/hmaps,1593 Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923)] (UNR) shows "Sheep-head Spring" | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 5 May 2014
Sheepshead was located west of the Smoke Creek Desert.
References
- GNIS
- Citation: "Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p114"
- p. 20 of Carlson says that Sheepshead Ranch was named for Sheepshead Springs, "which got its name from the head of a mountain sheep nailed to a tree at the site"
- The Sheepshead post office was in operation from March 28, 1879 until March 15, 1926.
- Citation: "Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p114"
- The 1880 Census mentions "Sheep Head".
- Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923) (UNR) shows "Sheep-head Spring"