Valmy is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, named after the Battle of Valmy in France.[3] The Lone Tree gold-mining complex is located adjacent to I-80; mining ended there in 2007,[4] though a small gold resource remains in place there.[5] In 2021, Nevada Gold Mines sold the mine to i-80 Gold, who hope to process ore there.[6]
Valmy, Nevada | |
|---|---|
 Valmy Station and Post Office | |
  Valmy Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′34″N 117°07′36″W / 40.79278°N 117.12667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,521 ft (1,378 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26 |
| • Density | 118.18/sq mi (45.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| FIPS code | 32-78200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583961[2] |
| Reference no. | 167 |
The Marigold mine is located further south of I-80 and has been in production since 1989.[7]
Valmy is also home to the North Valmy Generating Station, jointly owned by NV Energy and Idaho Power.[8]
Valmy has a post office, with the ZIP code 89438. As of the 2010 census, the community had a population of 37.[9]
History
editEstablished in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a section point, it became Valmy on March 24, 1915. The post office from Stone House, Nevada, was moved to Valmy at that time.[3] In 1932 Eugene DiGrazia bought Valmy's gas station, store, post office and bus depot.[10]
Popular culture
editIn August 1977 Eric Meola shot photographs of Bruce Springsteen in Valmy, including one in front of DiGrazia's gas station. In 2010 one of the photographs became cover art for The Promise.[11]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valmy, Nevada
- ^ a b "Valmy: Nevada historical marker 167". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Newmont 2007 financial and operating results.
- ^ 2009 Reserves and Non-Reserve Mineralization
- ^ Harding, Adella (November 11, 2022). "Production Increases for i-80 Gold". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Marigold Mine Starts Production". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ North Valmy Generating Station
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Valmy CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Owner of Nevada town dies". Las Vegas Review Journal. December 3, 1990.
- ^ Kirst, Sean (November 16, 2010). "Eastwood native Eric Meola and Bruce Springsteen: A desert storm and 'The Promise'". The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY). Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
edit- Major mines of Humboldt County at Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Lone Tree Mine photo gallery
- Valmy, Nevada