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Churchill County is a county in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,516. Its county seat is Fallon. Named for Mexican–American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, the county was formed in 1861. Churchill County comprises the Fallon, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is in northwestern Nevada. Churchill County is noteworthy in that it owns and operates the local telephone carrier, Churchill County Communications.
The Stillwater River is a 69.3-mile-long (111.5 km) tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States. Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
The Sand Springs Range is a short mountain range located in western Nevada in the United States within the Great Basin. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and is in Churchill County. It separates Salt Wells from Fairview Valley. To the north, it is separated from the Stillwater Range by Sand Springs Pass. To the south is Gabbs Valley.
Loch Leven is the name of several lakes in California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada.
The Spirit Cave mummy is the oldest human mummy found in North America. It was discovered in 1940 in Spirit Cave, 13 miles (21 km) east of Fallon, Nevada, United States, by the husband-and-wife archaeological team of Sydney and Georgia Wheeler. Analysis of the remains showed similarities to North and South American indigenous peoples and in 2016, the remains were repatriated to the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada. The Spirit Cave mummy was one of the first to be dated using accelerated mass spectrometer radiocarbon dating. In turn, its discovery and analysis gave much insight and motivation of further research into the chronology of the western great basin.
There are several lakes named Mud Lake within the U.S. state of Nevada.
Laws is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. Laws is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6, towards the Nevada state line.
Kern River Slough Station was a stagecoach stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division route from 1858 to 1861. The Butterfield Overland Mail (1857-1861) site is now registered California Historical Landmark #588. The site is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lamont.
The Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone Indians in Churchill County, Nevada. Their autonym is Toi Ticutta meaning "Cattail Eaters."
Stillwater is a 19th-century ghost town of Churchill County, Nevada. Stillwater became the county seat of Churchill County in 1868, when the town was an important mail stage stop. In 1903 the seat of government moved to Fallon, Nevada.
Project Shoal was an underground nuclear test that took place on October 26, 1963 within the Sand Springs Range, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Fallon, Nevada, in a granite formation of the range. The site was selected because its earthquake activity afforded a basis for seismic signal comparisons.
Gringo Gulch is a valley in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in the United States.
Moats is an unincorporated community in Defiance County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Lone Elm is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Fairview Peak is a summit in the Clan Alpine Mountains of the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,271 feet (2,521 m).
Job Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,727 feet (2,660 m).
Rattlesnake Hill is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 4,163 feet (1,269 m).
Slate Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 6,696 feet (2,041 m).
White Plains is a ghost town in Churchill County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
Eden Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stillwater Slough
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 13.
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