Out of the many tales of how Searchlight, Nevada got its name, only George Frederick Colton the founder of the town would be able to explain it. But no one asked him and he died in 1918 with that answer. Jeffrey Kintop, a historian, narrows down the most likely theory as to why the town was named Searchlight.
Sunshine Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA : Link to the district located in Utah County: https://www.mindat.org/loc-245881.html The Sunshine (South Mercur) mining district is located on the southern slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains, about .