Grass Valley (Pershing and Humboldt counties, Nevada)

This article is about the Valley in Pershing and Humboldt counties. For the valley in Lander County and Eureka counties, see Grass Valley (Lander-Eureka counties). For the CDP in Pershing County, see Grass Valley, Nevada. For other uses, see Grass Valley (disambiguation).
Grass Valley
Grass Valley is located in Nevada
Grass Valley
Grass Valley
Grass Valley
Length30 mi (48 km) WNW x SSE
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
RegionGreat Basin
Counties
Communities
Borders on
Coordinates40°43′51″N 117°40′29″W / 40.73083°N 117.67472°W / 40.73083; -117.67472 
RiverClear Creek (Sonoma Range)

The Grass Valley of Pershing and Humboldt counties in northern Nevada, United States, is a 30-mile (48 km) long[2] valley. The north section of the valley is part of the southwest portion of Winnemucca on the Humboldt River. Clear Creek flows down the valley center, north-northwesterly and joins the Humboldt at Rose Creek, Nevada, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Winnemucca. The census-designated place of Grass Valley, with a population of 1,161, occupies the central 8 miles (13 km) of the valley.

The valley was named for the grass used for grazing.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grass Valley (Pershing and Humboldt counties, Nevada)
  2. ^ Nevada DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 28-29.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 63.