Place:Amargosa Valley, Nye, Nevada, United States

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NameAmargosa Valley
Alt namesAnorgosasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS32006505
Lathrop Wellssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS32006505
Lathropssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS32006505
Lathrops Wellsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS32006505
Lathrops Wellssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS32006505
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates36.633°N 116.383°W
Located inNye, Nevada, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is an unincorporated town located on U.S. Route 95 in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

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The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ran through the valley from 1906 to 1940, for borax mining operations. Modern development did not begin until the early 1950s. Electric power, other than that produced by private generators, was not available until 1963. Until the early 1990s growth in Amargosa Valley was minimal. More recently, intense growth in Las Vegas has led many new residents to settle in Amargosa Valley and nearby Pahrump.

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