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MILL OF HYKO SILVER MINING COMPANY, HYKO, NEVADA, 1871 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hiko is a small, agrarian community in the Tonopah Basin on State Route 318 in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. It is a census-designated place. As of the 2020 census, Hiko had a population of 124.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 119 to 124 (+4%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hiko yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMILL OF HYKO SILVER MINING COMPAN…, 1871: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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1870s2 items
MILL OF HYKO SILVER MINING COMPANY, HYKO, NEVADACommonsMILL OF HYKO SILVER MINING COMPANY, HYKO, NEVADA1871Map of Route taken by Companies G and I of the 14th Infantry from Fort Cameron, Utah toMapMap of Route taken by Companies G and I of the 14th Infantr…1875
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2014-07-18 11 50 41 View south along Nevada State Route 318 about 4.9 miles north of U.S. Route 93 inCommons2014-07-18 11 50 41 View south along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-18 11 47 45 View south towards Hiko, Nevada from Nevada State Route 318 about 6.9 miles north of U.S. Route 93Commons2014-07-18 11 47 45 View south towards Hiko, Nevada from Ne…20142014-07-18 11 47 32 View south along Nevada State Route 318 about 6.9 miles north of U.S. Route 93 nearCommons2014-07-18 11 47 32 View south along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-18 11 44 44 View south along Nevada State Route 318 about 9.4 miles north of U.S. Route 93 nearCommons2014-07-18 11 44 44 View south along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-18 11 39 28 View south along Nevada State Route 318 about 11.9 miles north of U.S. Route 93 nearCommons2014-07-18 11 39 28 View south along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-17 16 35 21 View north along Nevada State Route 318 about 10.2 miles north of U.S. Route 93 nearCommons2014-07-17 16 35 21 View north along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-17 16 31 29 View north along Nevada State Route 318 about 6.0 miles north of U.S. Route 93 inCommons2014-07-17 16 31 29 View north along Nevada State Route 318…20142014-07-17 16 29 24 View north along Nevada State Route 318 about 4.7 miles north of U.S. Route 93 inCommons2014-07-17 16 29 24 View north along Nevada State Route 318…2014Water tank and troughCommonsWater tank and trough2012Canyon - panoramio (12)CommonsCanyon - panoramio (12)2012

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