Valmy, Nevada

This article is about the community in Nevada. For the community in Wisconsin, see Valmy, Wisconsin.

Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Valmy, Nevada

Census-designated place

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 / 40.79278; -117.12667
Country| United States
State| Nevada
County| Humboldt
Area

[1]

• 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

[2]

| 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]

Nevada Historical Marker

Reference no.| 167

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]

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

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Established 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

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In 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

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 26| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valmy, Nevada
3. ^ a b "Valmy: Nevada historical marker 167". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
4. ^ Newmont 2007 financial and operating results.
5. ^ 2009 Reserves and Non-Reserve Mineralization
6. ^ Harding, Adella (November 11, 2022). "Production Increases for i-80 Gold". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
7. ^ "Marigold Mine Starts Production". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
8. ^ North Valmy Generating Station
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "Owner of Nevada town dies". Las Vegas Review Journal. December 3, 1990.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Major mines of Humboldt County at Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
* Lone Tree Mine photo gallery
* Valmy, Nevada Archived January 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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Municipalities and communities of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States

County seat: Winnemucca

City|

* Winnemucca

Humboldt County map

CDPs|

* Denio
* Fort McDermitt
* Golconda
* McDermitt
* Orovada
* Paradise Valley
* Valmy

Unincorporated
communities|

* Paradise Hill
* Rebel Creek

Indian reservations|

* Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation‡
* Summit Lake Paiute Reservation
* Winnemucca Reservation

Ghost towns|

* Amos
* Camp McGarry
* Daveytown
* Hardin City
* Jungo
* National
* Stone House
* Sulphur
* Tule
* Willow Point

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has a portion in an adjacent county and state

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* United States portal

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