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Diessner is named Oscar Diessner, who was the first postmaster.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA98&ots=KQHq-giZte&dq=Deissner%20nevada&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q=Deissner%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 98.</ref>
Diessner is named Oscar Diessner, who was the first postmaster.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA98&ots=KQHq-giZte&dq=Deissner%20nevada&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q=Deissner%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 98.</ref>
One of Oscar's children was Emily, who taught school in [[Gerlach]] during WWII.  Emily married John F. Gilmartin and taught in Gerlach in the 1960's.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rgj/obituary.aspx?pid=142682549 Emily Gilmartin Obituary].</ref>  John F. Gilmartin was a principal of the school.<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91594484 John F. Gilmartin]</ref>.
Diessner appears in the 1937 Washoe County Map.  The 1948 Washoe County Map shows the location as Drown Ranch.


==References==
==References==
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==Resources==
==Resources==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:846414 GNIS Diessner (historical)]
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/846414 GNIS Diessner (historical)]
** Citation: County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). [https://nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/washoecounty1937_003.pdf WA3/1937]
** Citation: County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). [https://nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/washoecounty1937_003.pdf WA3/1937]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:864408 GNIS Diessner Post Office (historical)]
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/864408 GNIS Diessner Post Office (historical)]
** "PO Feb 1923 to Oct 1933"
** "PO Feb 1923 to Oct 1933"
** Citation: "Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p57"
** Citation: "Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p57"

Latest revision as of 20:33, 28 December 2021

Diessner is a historical location and former post office located near Mosquito Lake, north of Vya.

Diessner is named Oscar Diessner, who was the first postmaster.[1]

One of Oscar's children was Emily, who taught school in Gerlach during WWII. Emily married John F. Gilmartin and taught in Gerlach in the 1960's.[2] John F. Gilmartin was a principal of the school.[3].

Diessner appears in the 1937 Washoe County Map. The 1948 Washoe County Map shows the location as Drown Ranch.

References

Resources

  • GNIS Diessner (historical)
    • Citation: County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). WA3/1937
  • GNIS Diessner Post Office (historical)
    • "PO Feb 1923 to Oct 1933"
    • Citation: "Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p57"