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History · Ryndon

Ryndon’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Ryndon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ryndon is an unincorporated community in central Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is part of the Elko micropolitan area.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ryndon 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ryndon’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Ryndon

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Morley GriswoldMorley GriswoldElko · 12 miJenny Lee LindbergJenny Lee LindbergElko · 12 miJHJoseph L. HendersonElko · 12 miRobert Marion ClawsonRobert Marion ClawsonElko · 12 miCy SneedCy SneedElko · 12 miDBDirk BorgognoneElko · 12 mi
By decade

Ryndon, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today6 photos
2014-06-11 13 52 44 View of Elko Mountain from Interstate 80 inCommons2014-06-11 13 52 44 View of Elko Mountain from Interstate 8…20142014-06-11 13 51 40 View east along Interstate 80 from around milepost 313 nearCommons2014-06-11 13 51 40 View east along Interstate 80 from arou…20142014-06-11 12 55 56 View west along Interstate 80 from around milepost 313 nearCommons2014-06-11 12 55 56 View west along Interstate 80 from arou…20142014-06-11 12 53 34 View of Ryndon, Nevada from Interstate 80Commons2014-06-11 12 53 34 View of Ryndon, Nevada from Interstate …20142014-06-11 12 53 34 View of Ryndon, Nevada from Interstate 80-croppedCommons2014-06-11 12 53 34 View of Ryndon, Nevada from Interstate …20142014-06-11 12 50 57 View west along Interstate 80 from around milepost 315 nearCommons2014-06-11 12 50 57 View west along Interstate 80 from arou…2014
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Ryndon is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ryndon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ruby Valley Pony Express Station in Elko, 11.3 miles away.

Ryndon and the nearest listed places

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Ruby Valley Pony Express StationElko County CourthouseUS Post Office-Elko Main

Closest to Ryndon

Ruby Valley Pony Express StationElko · Building11.3miElko County CourthouseElko · Classical Revival · Built 191112.1miUS Post Office-Elko MainElko · Mediterranean Revival12.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ryndon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ryndon’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Elko📜 Carlin📜 Wells

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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