Nevada Gazetteer
Cory Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Mineral County. The primary coordinates for Cory Creek places it within the NV 89415 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Cory Creek |
| Category: | Nevada physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | approx. 10 mi. long; heads on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, flows E into a dry basin where it disappears about 3 miles SW of Hawthorne just inside the Hawthorne Army Depot; Sec 12, T7N, R28W, Secs 7,8,9,4,3,10,11&12, T7N, R29E and Secs 7,8,&9, T7N, R30E, Mount Diablo Meridian |
| History: | named for James Manning Cory (1830-1897), an influential prospector and miner in the area during the early 1860s |
| County: | Mineral County |
| Latitude: | 38.4863113 |
| Longitude: | -118.6481896 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cory Creek: Cory Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Cory Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Hawthorne, NV
(3.1 miles NNE) |
Walker Lake, NV
(12.6 miles NNW) |
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Babbitt, NV
(3.6 miles N) |
Schweer Housing Area, NV
(4.3 miles NNW) |
