Lyon County, Nevada

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county in Nevada

Lyon County, Nevada is a largely rural county in western Nevada known for its historic mining towns, agricultural communities, and location between the Reno–Carson City area and the state's central desert regions.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county in Nevada →
borders	Carson City, Nevada → Churchill County, Nevada → Douglas County, Nevada → Mineral County, Nevada → Mono County, California → Storey County, Nevada → Washoe County, Nevada →
containsHistoricPlace	Buckland Station → Dayton Historic District → Fort Churchill State Historic Park →
containsSettlement	Dayton, Nevada → Fernley, Nevada → Mason, Nevada → Mound House, Nevada → Silver Springs, Nevada → Smith Valley, Nevada → Stagecoach, Nevada → Wellington, Nevada → Yerington, Nevada →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Yerington, Nevada →
followsTime	Pacific Daylight Time → Pacific Standard Time →
governmentType	county government in Nevada →
hasLake	Lahontan Reservoir →
hasProtectedArea	Fort Churchill State Historic Park → Lahontan State Recreation Area →
hasRiver	Carson River → Walker River →
historicalIndustry	copper mining → gold mining → silver mining →
knownFor	agricultural communities → historic mining towns → location between Reno–Carson City area and central Nevada desert →
largestCity	Fernley, Nevada →
locatedIn	western Nevada →
majorEconomicActivity	agriculture → manufacturing (Fernley area) → ranching →
namedAfter	Nathaniel Lyon →
partOf	United States Census Bureau-designated Nevada counties →
state	Nevada →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
traversedBy	Interstate 80 (via Fernley area) → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 95A NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mineral County, Nevada → Mineral County, Nevada → Storey County →	borderedBy
El Dorado County → Pershing County → Washoe County →	borders
Douglas County, Nevada →	adjacentTo
Comstock Lode area →	county
Truckee River →	flowsThrough
Western Nevada College →	hasServiceArea
Fernley →	locatedIn
Fernley →	partOf
Carson River →	passesThrough