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.
This listing includes historic sites so if your research leads you to a town that isn't on the map, check it out here!
| 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 |
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| Bonnie Springs |
Between Blue Diamond and Las Vegas Off
State Hwy 159 |
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| 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 WEBSITE |
| Bracken |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Camp Booth (historical) |
Nelson south of Boulder City |
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| Camp Duncan (historical) |
Nelson south of Boulder City |
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| Camp Dupont (historical) |
Ireteba Peaks |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Forlorn Hope Spring |
NE of Nelson |
| Fort Callville (historical) |
Hoover Dam |
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| 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 |
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| Glassand |
Overton-Moapa Valley |
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| Glendale |
Moapa East-Upper Muddy est. 1855 |
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 361
Overton, NV 89040 702
397-2160 WEBSITE |
| Gold 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 Henderson |
| Heron 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Horse Spring |
6 miles NE of Gold Butte |
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| 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 Vegas |
| Las 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 WEBSITE |
| Lee 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 WEBSITE |
| Lost 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 |
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| Mandolin (historical) |
W of Shenandoah Peak |
Est. Aug 1908, between Sandy and CA state
line |
| Marie Camp |
Nelson |
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| 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 WEBSITE |
| Mill 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 WEBSITE |
| Moapa 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 |
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| North Las Vegas |
N of Las Vegas |
Chamber of Commerce
2290 McDaniel Street
North Las Vegas, NV 89030 702
642-9595 |
| Old 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 WEBSITE |
| Owens |
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 |
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| 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 Rivers |
| Ripley |
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 |
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| 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. |
| Searchlight |
S of Boulder City off US 95 South |
Ghosttown Pics
PHOTOS! |
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| Silver 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 |
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| 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 |