Jacks Valley (Nevada)

Last updated

Jacks Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

Jacks Valley was named after Jack Redding, an early settler. [2]

Related Research Articles

Douglas County, Nevada County in the United States

Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,997. Its county seat is Minden.

Sandy Valley, Nevada Unincorporated community in Nevada, United States

Sandy Valley is an unincorporated community in the Mesquite Valley in west–central Clark County, Nevada, United States. Sandy Valley has a variant name of Sandy, Nevada. The population was 2,051 at the 2010 census. Sandy Valley is bordered on the East by the southern extension of the Spring Mountains and on the west by the California state line. Sandy Valley began in the 19th century as the five mining communities of Kingston, Sandy, Ripley, Mesquite and Platina. It is approximately forty-five miles from Las Vegas.

Smith Valley, Nevada Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census.

Lemmon Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb of the city of Reno and is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010 it was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Lemmon Valley–Golden Valley CDP.

Pine Nut Mountains

The Pine Nut Mountains are a north–south mountain range in the Great Basin, in Douglas and Lyon counties of northwestern Nevada, United States. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Siegel at 9,456 ft.

Wabuska, Nevada

Wabuska is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The zip code is 89447, which it shares with nearby Yerington.

KBUL-FM Country music radio station in Reno, Nevada

KBUL-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Carson City, Nevada, and serving the Reno metropolitan area. KBUL-FM airs a country music radio format, known as "K-BULL," and is owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios and offices are located on Plumb Lane in South Reno.

Salinian Block A terrane west of the main trace of the San Andreas Fault system in California

The Salinian Block or Salinian terrane is a geologic terrane which lies west of the main trace of the San Andreas Fault system in California. It is bounded on the south by the Big Pine Fault in Ventura County and on the west by the Nacimiento Fault. It was named for the Salinas Valley in Monterey County, California.

Golden Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,556 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb of the city of Reno and is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010, it was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Lemmon Valley–Golden Valley CDP.

Washoe Valley (Nevada)

The Washoe Valley is a geographical region in the United States covering 66 square miles (170 km2) in southern Washoe County in the state of Nevada. Located between Reno and Carson City, it is named for the Washoe people, Native Americans who lived there before the arrival of Europeans. Slide Mountain and Mount Rose overlook the valley from the west.

Fredericksburg, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Fredericksburg is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Woodfords, at an elevation of 5072 feet.

Antelope Valley (California-Nevada) valley in Nevada, United States of America

The Antelope Valley is a high valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada stretching from Mono County, California to Douglas County, Nevada.

Little Smoky Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins and an eponym for the larger Little Smoky-Newark Watershed. The valley spans three counties in Nevada, namely Eureka, Nye, and White Pine.

Eagle Valley (Nevada)

Eagle Valley is the area encompassing Carson City, Nevada. The valley was first settled during the California Gold Rush of 1849. The discovery of Nevada's Comstock Lode in 1859 established the economic importance of the area, which would become the site of the Nevada State Capitol.

Hualapai Flat is a valley in northwestern Nevada, USA, located northwest of the Black Rock Desert. The two valleys are separated by the Calico Hills. The Granite Range marks the southern and western edges of Hualapai Flat. To the north the valley is constrained by the Granite Range and the Calico Hills. Washoe, Pershing, and Humboldt counties meet in the Hualapai Flat.

Washoe Valley, Nevada Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Washoe Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It corresponds closely to the unincorporated community of New Washoe City. The population was 3,019 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP takes its name from the Washoe Valley, a region between Reno and Carson City centered on Washoe Lake.

Mason Valley (Nevada)

The Mason Valley is a valley in western Nevada, between the Singatse Range and the Wassuk Range in Lyon County, Nevada.

Sandals is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Hancock Corner, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Hancock Corner is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacks Valley (Nevada)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 20.

Coordinates: 39°05′02″N119°49′44″W / 39.08389°N 119.82889°W / 39.08389; -119.82889