Dixie Valley, Nevada was a ranching community in Churchill County, Nevada. The community is located in a valley of the same name that runs north-south in the west-central part of the state. The valley lies between the Stillwater Range and the Clan Alpine Mountains. The community was reached by a road extending 35 miles north from a point on US highway 50, 40 miles east of Fallon. The ZIP Code of Dixie Valley, Nevada is 89406.
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Dixie Valley, Nevada was a ranching community in Churchill County, Nevada. The community is located in a valley of the same name that runs north-south in the west-central part of the state. The valley lies between the Stillwater Range and the Clan Alpine Mountains. The community was reached by a road extending 35 miles north from a point on US highway 50, 40 miles east of Fallon. The ZIP Code of Dixie Valley, Nevada is 89406.
Although classified as a small town, Dixie Valley had no retail businesses and most of the residents lived more than a mile from their nearest neighbor. Up until the 1980s, the valley was home to a number of ranching families, mostly involved in growing alfalfa and raising cattle. Although the valley is a desert with little rainfall, ground water was plentiful. Some ranches were built around free-flowing artesian wells.
Children of the valley were served by a 1-room school hosting grades 1 through 8. The teacher lived in a residence attached to the rear of the...
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