POPULATED AND UNPOPULATED PLACES
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Acton 5 miles north of Moapa SP,LA&SL RR stop abandoned 1949 Alunite also called Vincent 22 miles SW of LV on Hwy 95 Est. 1908 by professor Robert Hill Amber siding near Logandale UP RR Apex SP,LA&SL RR original station 18 miles north of LV Arden SP, LA & SL RR Siding 10 miles SW of LV Arroline Arrowline UP RR siding 22 miles north of Las Vegas Arrowhead Moapa East siding at Glendale 45 miles north of Las Vegas Bard UP rail station 13 miles SW of LV between Sloan and Arden Black Island Lake Mead SE of Las Vegas Beach in Las Vegas Bay Blue Diamond 28 m. SW of Las Vegas Bonnie Springs Between Blue Diamond and Las Vegas Off State Hwy 159 ONLINE! Borax SP, LA & SL RR sta 1905 south of Jean Boss abandoned townsite On mesa 1/2 mile W of Boss Mine Boulder City SE of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
1306 Arizona Street
Boulder City, NV 89005-2613
702 293-2034 WEBSITEBracken SP,LA&SL RR 5 miles south of LV Bunkerville Flat Top Mesa south of Mesquite Est 1870 as Mesquite, renamed 1877 Buol Town Buol's Addition-Las Vegas Built by Peter Buol 1905 around 6th & Fremont Byron UP RR Siding 44 miles north of LV abandoned 1949 Cactus Springs North of Indian Springs on US 95 NW of Indian Springs California Crossing south of Moapa where Old Spanish Trail crossed the Muddy River Call's Landing (historical) under Lake Mead est. 1864 by Anson Call as a riverport on Colorado River Callville (historical) under Lake Mead small settlement next to Call's Landing Calvada South of Jean near CA-NV state line Cal-Nev-Ari Tenmile Well south of Searchlight ONLINE! Camp Booth (historical) Nelson south of Boulder City Camp Duncan (historical) Nelson south of Boulder City Camp Dupont (historical) Ireteba Peaks Camp El Dorado (historical) near Nelson military camp to protect miners Camp Sunrise (historical) 4th of July Mountain 3 miles southeast of Searchlight Charleston defunct LV & T RR Sta Nye and Clark County lines Copper Camp (historical) Ireteba Peaks south of Eldorado Canyon in Opal Mountains Copper City (historical) Gold Butte tent camp near Lincoln Mine 1905, may have been called Lincoln City now under Lake Mead Corn Creek (historical) defunct LV & T RR Sta bet. Tule & Owens, also orig. Huntsman Ranch NW of Moapa Cottonwood 28 miles SW of Las Vegas Now Blue Diamond Cottonwood Island Near St. Thomas now under Lake Mead Crescent (historical) South of Jean near CA-NV state line Crosby near Bunkerville est. 1883 renamed Overton Crystal (historical) abandoned 1949 UP siding Valley of Fire exit (southbound) off I-15 North Deadmans Canyon upper end of Porter Wash South of Goodsprings Desert Rock Camp Army Camp 25 miles west of Indian Springs Desert View Point Angel Peak (next to Mt. Charleston) Devil's Throat sink hole Between Whitney Pockets and Gold Butte in St. Thomas Gap north of Tramp Ridge Dike UP Siding 15 miles NE of LV also called Dyke Double Canyon Arrow Canyon Dry Lake UP RR Station 30 miles N of LV East Las Vegas once called Whitney now part of Las Vegas Echo Bay West side of Lake Mead on North leg Ehret first Post Office at Sloan Siding renamed 1922 to Sloan El Dorado (historical) 1863 to 1905 Now under Lake Mojave El Dorado Canyon (historical) Fire Mountain-Lake Mojave closed by mud wall during flooding Emerald City (historical) 4th of July Mountain 3 miles southeast of Searchlight Enterprise Las Vegas SW Erie UP Station Hidden Valley 25 miles SW of LV Evey Well 7 miles south of Las Vegas for Evey Ranch 1908 Fall Spring SW of Gold Butte Farrier SP,LA&SL RR siding previously called Guelph 10 miles N of Moapa Fire Bay Lake Mead Overton arm of Lake Mead bet. Black Point and Stewart's Bay First Creek Spring near Blue Diamond Forlorn Hope Spring NE of Nelson Fort Callville (historical) Hoover Dam Fourmile eastern section of Las Vegas old area for Roxie's and black settlement, now part of Las Vegas proper Fredellen north edge of Boulder City copper camp 1909 Garnet UP Station Dry Lake Glassand Overton-Moapa Valley Glendale Moapa East-Upper Muddy est. 1855 Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 361
Overton, NV 89040 702 397-2160 WEBSITEGold Butte (historical) Gold Butte East side of Virgin River south of Bunkerville Goodsprings SW of Las Vegas on SR 161 170 residents PHOTOS! Government Wash drains into Virgin River above Riverside Gravel Pit Early name for Dike UP RR siding 12 miles NE of Las Vegas Guelph SP,LA&SL RR siding renamed Farrier by UP 10 miles N of Moapa Half Way Wash 10 miles SDW of Riverside from Mormon Mesa into Virgin River Harveyville (Hardyville historical) Now called Laughlin Arizona/Nevada State Line near Davis Dam Henderson Est. 1942 as Basic, SE of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
590 South Boulder Hwy
Henderson, NV 89015
702 565-8591 City of HendersonHeron Island part of Overton Islands lower part of Overton arm of Lake Mead Hesse Camp (historical) 1920's mouth of Las Vegas Wash Hoover Dam Hidden small enclosed valley bet. Arrowhead Canyon Range & LV Range Hillegas (historical) NE Las Vegas Hills Camp (historical) Willow Beach camp on Colorado Rover 21 miles below Hoover Dam now under Lake Mohave Himix/Lomix Concrete mixing plant on NV side during construction of Hoover Dam Home Upper Muddy Home Ranch now Warm Springs Hoover City (historical) NW Las Vegas Depression tent town in LV in 1930's Hornet Spring 20 miles SE of Indian Springs Horse Spring 6 miles NE of Gold Butte Horseshoe Gulch small canyon in Goodsprings Mining District Hupton (historical) Moapa East Gypsum mining tent town abandoned 1927 Indian Springs LV & T RR Station now includes military base & prison NW of Las Vegas Jackman Moapa East in Narrows along rr tracks Jean SP,LA&SL RR est 1905 33 miles SW of LV Juan west of Searchlight PHOTOS! Juanita Springs Little Virgin Peak est. 1920s by Al Thompson Junction City (historical) Boulder Beach Old camp & RR switching point at the Gravel Plant on the Six Co. RR during construction of Hoover Dam Junctionville Rioville-Virgin & Colorado Rvrs. Founded by Bonnelli 1881, now under Lake Mead Jungletown (historical) Valley Old hobo camp on LV & T RR 8 miles NW of Las Vegas. Koalin (historical) bet. St Thomas & Overton Est. 1911 by NV Land & Livestock Co. for Armenian Mormons abandoned 1932 Kerwin Camp (historical) Juniper Mine Mining camp N end of Chaquita Hills 20 miles S of Searchlight, 4 miles W of Juniper Camp. Named for William Kerwin in 1910 Kyle Canyon Charleston Peak named for Conrad Kyle's sawmill 1880s Kyle/Kiel Ranch Conrad Kyle ranch Near Craig and Losee Rds., now No Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas 1905 Chamber of Commerce
City of Las VegasLas Vegas Rancho Las Vegas orig owner O.D. Gass, lost to Archibald Stewart default on loan ca. 1870 Laughlin Davis Dam AZ-NV state line Chamber of Commerce
1725 Casino Drive
P.O. Box 77777
Laughlin, NV 89028 702 298-2214 WEBSITELee Canyon Charleston Peak Summer home area Lincoln City Shenandoah Peak West of Goodsprings in the Spring Mountains. Named to commemorate Confederate victories in VA in 1862 Logan Logandale Moapa Valley; was St. Joseph est. 1865 until 1881 Logandale Moapa Valley-Lower Muddy Moapa Valley Chamber of Commerce
320 North Moapa Valley Blvd.
P.O. Box 361
Overton, NV 89040 702 397-2160 WEBSITELost City (historical) Moapa Valley Founded approx. 500 A.D. Ruins submerged under the Overton arm of Lake Mead 5 miles south of Overton Lovell UP RR siding bet. Dike & Valley 10 miles NE of LV Lucky Jim Camp Nelson Mandolin (historical) W of Shenandoah Peak Est. Aug 1908, between Sandy and CA state line Marie Camp Nelson McKeeversville (historical) old city Boulder City 1 mile north of Boulder City Municipal Airport McWilliamstown West Las Vegas Est. 1905 before Las Vegas auction, also called ragtown Mead Lake also called Nepac; termination point of RR branch Overton Mesquite NE of Las Vegas near UT-NV line on Virgin River Chamber of Commerce
850 West Mesquite Blvd.
Mesquite, NV 89027 702 346-2902 WEBSITEMill Point 8 miles north of St Thomas flour mill built by Royal J. Cutler on sand bench by Overton Pioneer Cemetery Moapa Township N of Las Vegas-Upper Muddy Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 361
Overton, NV 89040 702 397-2160 WEBSITEMoapa Valley N of Las Vegas along Muddy River Est. 1866 as Muddy, renamed in 1905 Morgantown (historical) Hopps Well a well on one of the early trails between Tule Springs (Floyd Lamb Park) and Las Vegas Mt. Charleston Charleston Peak Off State Hwy 167 off US 95 Mountain Springs 25 Miles north of Las Vegas ONLINE INFO! Muddy Springs west of Moapa Now called Warm Springs Narrows between upper and lower Muddy also called Weiser Gap Nelson S of Boulder City near Colorado River PHOTOS! Nob Hill South of Nelson North Las Vegas N of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
2290 McDaniel Street
North Las Vegas, NV 89030 702 642-9595 WEBSITEOld Overton (historical) Moapa Valley 1 mile from current location Overton Moapa Valley-Lower Muddy Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 361
Overton, NV 89040 702 397-2160 WEBSITEOwens est. 1907 LV & T siding bet. Tule & Indian Springs Pierce UP siding bet. Bracken & Arden Pittman 1 mile east of Henderson now part of Henderson, named for Sen Key Pittman Platina (historical) Shenandoah Peak Started in Jan 1915. Now part of Sandy Valley Port Holiday Boulder Beach Potosi north of Sandy High on Cliffs PHOTOS! Primm CA-NV state line Renamed 1998 from Stateline Ragtown West Las Vegas orig. McWilliamstown, etc. ca. 1905 Rioville (historical) Also called Junctionville and Junction City Adjacent to Bonnelli's Ferry now under Lake Mead
at junction of Virginia & Colorado RiversRipley Shenandoah Peak townsite now part of Sandy Valley Riverside South of Bunkerville Decaying resort on Virgin River Roach UP siding est. 1905 5 miles north of Calif state line Root Camp (historical) Shenandoah Peak St. Joseph (historical) Overton=Lower Muddy Mormon Settlement fort style burned 1868 and moved to location of present Logandale. St. Joseph City (historic) Moapa Valley est. 1865 at site of Overton Airport St. Thomas (historical) Overton Beach Est. 1865 by Mormons from Muddy Mission. Now under Lake Mead (1938) PHOTO! Sandy Mill Shenandoah Peak Also called Taylor's Well. In Sandy Valley Sandy Valley W of Shenandoah Peak Mining town started in 1800s as four mining communities of Kingston, Sandy, Ripley and Platina. WEBSITE Searchlight S of Boulder City off US 95 South Ghosttown PicsPHOTOS!
KMillionSilver City (historical) Weiser Ridge 6 miles W of Overton-sandstone ledge Simonsville (historical) Overton Now site of Overton Airport. Orig called Mill Point for grist mill built by James Leithead in 1865. Changed later for mill built by Orrawell Simons 1866 Sloan UP station changed from Ehret in 1922 19 miles SW of Las Vegas Southpoint NV-AZ border Now called Laughlin Spring Mountain Ranch Spring Mountains now a State Park locale Stateline now called Primm at Cal-Nev state line Stewart (historical) SP, LA & SL RR siding now called Wann 5 miles N of LV Stewart Ranch Las Vegas orig Las Vegas Springs, named for Archibald Stewart ca. 1880 until 1902 when sold to Sen. William Clark for town of Las Vegas. Stewart's Point Valley of Fire East Bet. Overton Beach and Overton Stone's Ferry Under Lake Mead SW of Rioville Sunset 8 miles NE of Nipton INFORMATION Sutor SP,LA&SL RR siding north of Jean Tuck Ranch East Las Vegas named for Jack Tuck, sold 1900 to Whitney Tule old LV&T RR siding just NW of LV Ute Bet. Byron & Crystal Valley UP siding bet. Lovell & Wann 10 miles N of LV Wallace (historical) Ireteba Peaks south of Eldorado Canyon Wann SP,LA&SL RR siding once called Stewart 5 miles N of LV Warm Springs Orig. Mcgriff Ranch for Edwin G. McGriff 1914 Moapa Township-west Weiser Gap The Narrows bet. upper/lower Muddy site of orig. Weiser Ranch West End (historical) Callville Bay Mining Camp at Colemanite mine 7 mill in Callville Wash. Found in 1921. West Point (historical) south of Pickett Ranch W of Moapa Est. 1868 on Muddy River near Moapa, S of river. Abandoned dec 1870 Whitney renamed East Las Vegas 1958 Orig part of Stowell E. Whitney Ranch 1900-1932 Whitney Pockets Bet. Bunkerville & Gold Butte near NV-AZ state line Williamsville (historical) Boulder Beach Tent town near Colorado River below Boulder City Winterwood (historical) Las Vegas NE proposed townsite near Winterwood Ranch to serve Frenchman Mine There are subdivisions in Las Vegas proper that may be referred to, ie: The Lakes, Summerlin, Spring Valley, Twin Lakes, Vegas Heights, Paradise Valley, etc. One large complex in Henderson is known as Green Valley. See city map for help.
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