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Located approximately 15 miles (13.3 km) south of Jackpot on U.S. Route 93, prior to Jackpot's founding in 1954 Contact was known as one of the closest Nevada settlements to the Idaho border. Early records of Cactus Pete's (then known as Cactus Pete's Desert Lodge) placed the property in Contact before Jackpot emerged as a separate settlement.
Jackpot is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Elko County, Nevada, United States.The population was 855 as of the 2020 census. [3] Located less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Idaho border on US 93, Jackpot has been a popular casino gaming destination for residents of Idaho and other neighboring states since its founding.
West Wendover is a small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States.The population was 4,512 at the 2020 census.It is part of the Elko micropolitan area.West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert and is contiguous with Wendover, Utah, with which it is sometimes confused.
Interstate 11 (I-11) is an Interstate Highway that currently runs for 53.9 miles (86.7 km) on a predominantly northwest–southeast alignment in the U.S. state of Nevada, running concurrently with either or both U.S. Route 93 (US 93) and U.S. Route 95 (US 95) from the Arizona state line and Boulder City.
According to the United States Census Bureau the county's Census Tract 9805, with a land area of 4,225.415 square miles (10,943.77 km 2), comprising the Nevada Test Site and Nye County's portion of the Nevada Test and Training Range, is the country's largest census tract that has no resident population (as of the 2000 census).
Elko: Elko [4] 107: Elko Airport: Elko: Terminus of the First Commercial Air Mail Route [4] 108: Ruby Valley Pony Express Station: Elko: Reconstructed [4] 109: Lamoille Valley: Elko [4] 110: Wagon Jack Shelter: Churchill [11] 111: Edwards Creek Valley: Churchill [11] 112: Carlin: Elko [4] 113: Wabuska: Lyon [8] 114: Franktown: Washoe [5] 115 ...
To commemorate Nevada's 100 years of statehood that year, dark blue strips were fitted to the top of each plate containing "NEVADA CENTENNIAL" in silver in the center, "1864" to the left and "1964" to the right. 1965–67 Embossed dark blue serial on silver plate with border line; "NEVADA" centered at top; "65" at top left none: A12345 AB1234 A ...
The smaller and more northeasterly Humboldt National Forest is located in eastern and northern Nevada, in parts of Elko, White Pine, Humboldt, Nye, and Lincoln counties. The section of the national forest is named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a famous early / mid- 19th century Prussian / German multi-talented scientist and ...