Eureka County, Nevada

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Eureka County, Nevada is a sparsely populated rural county in central Nevada known for its historic mining towns and remote stretches of U.S. Route 50.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Nevada
administrativeCenter Eureka, Nevada NERFINISHED
areaCode 775
borders Elko County, Nevada NERFINISHED
Lander County, Nevada NERFINISHED
Lincoln County, Nevada NERFINISHED
Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED
White Pine County, Nevada NERFINISHED
characteristic rural
sparsely populated
climateRegion semi-arid
contains Eureka Mining District
sections of the Great Basin
country United States of America
countySeat Eureka, Nevada
economy mining
fipsCode 32011
gnisID 0850790
governmentType county government
hasHistoricIndustry gold mining
silver mining
hasMajorHighway Nevada State Route 278
Nevada State Route 306
U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Beowawe, Nevada
Crescent Valley, Nevada
Eureka, Nevada NERFINISHED
judicialDistrict Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada
knownFor historic mining towns
remote stretches of U.S. Route 50
lawEnforcement Eureka County Sheriff’s Office
legislativeBody Eureka County Commission
locatedIn Nevada
United States
locatedOn Great Basin
namedAfter Eureka, Nevada NERFINISHED
exclamation "Eureka"
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf central Nevada
postalCodeType ZIP code
region western United States
state Nevada
subdivisionOf State of Nevada
subdivisionType county
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
traversedBy U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED


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