Simonsville, Nevada

Simonsville is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, that was located on the east bank of the Muddy River west of the south end of the Overton Airport in the Moapa Valley.[1]

Simonsville
Ghost town
Simonsville
Location within the state of Nevada
Simonsville
Simonsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°33′46″N 114°26′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Elevation
1,325 ft (404 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID851286[1]

History

Simonsville was originally called Mill Point for the grist mill first built there by James Leithead. The name was changed to Simonsville in December 1865, named after Orrawell Simons who would build another mill there in 1866.[1][2] Simonsville was abandoned in 1870 like most of the Mormon farms and settlements in the Moapa Valley, due to a tax dispute with the Nevada state government, and it was never reoccupied.

Today

The site of Simonsville is occupied by more recent structures.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simonsville (historical)
  2. Avertt, Walter R. Directory of Southern Nevada Place Names. Revised edition: printed by the author, 1963, p.70



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