Mineral County, Nevada

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Mineral County, Nevada is a sparsely populated county in western Nevada known for its desert landscapes, mining history, and the county seat of Hawthorne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Nevada
borderedBy Alpine County, California NERFINISHED
Churchill County, Nevada
Esmeralda County, Nevada
Lyon County, Nevada
Mono County, California
Nye County, Nevada
capital Hawthorne, Nevada
containsBodyOfWater Walker Lake NERFINISHED
containsMilitaryInstallation Hawthorne Army Depot
containsProtectedArea Hawthorne Army Depot
Walker Lake State Recreation Area
containsSettlement Hawthorne, Nevada
Luning, Nevada
Mina, Nevada
Schurz, Nevada
Walker Lake, Nevada
country United States of America
countySeat Hawthorne, Nevada
economyIncludesSector military-related employment
mining
tourism
foundedBy Nevada Legislature
hasAreaFeature arid valleys
mountain ranges
hasCharacteristic desert landscape
mining history
sparsely populated
hasCountyCode MN
hasFIPSCode 32021
hasGovernmentType county government
hasMajorHighway State Route 359 NERFINISHED
State Route 360 NERFINISHED
State Route 361 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 95 Alternate NERFINISHED
highestCourt Mineral County District Court
isInCongressionalDistrict Nevada's 4th congressional district
locatedIn Nevada
United States
locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Great Basin
locatedInRegion western Nevada
namedFor mineral resources
observesDaylightSavingTime Pacific Daylight Time
partOf state of Nevada
postalAbbreviationState NV
timeZone Pacific Time Zone


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