This article is about the community in Nevada. For the community in Wisconsin, see Valmy, Wisconsin.
Valmy, Nevada
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyHumboldt
Unit prefImperial
Area total0.57 km²
Area land0.57 km²
Area water0.00 km²
Population as of2020
Population total26
Population density45.68 km²
Time zonePacific (PST) (UTC-8)
Time zone (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
Elevation4521 ft
Coordinates40°47′34″N 117°07′36″W
FIPS code32-78200
GNIS feature ID2583961[1]
Area total0.22 sq mi
Area land0.22 sq mi
Area water0.00 sq mi
Population density118.18 sq mi

Valmy is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, named after the Battle of Valmy in France.[2] The Lone Tree gold-mining complex is located adjacent to I-80; mining ended there in 2007,[3] though a small gold resource remains in place there.[4] In 2021, Nevada Gold Mines sold the mine to i-80 Gold, who hope to process ore there.[5]

The Marigold mine is located further south of I-80 and has been in production since 1989.[6]

Valmy is also home to the North Valmy Generating Station, jointly owned by NV Energy and Idaho Power.[7]

Valmy has a post office with the ZIP code 89438. As of the 2020 census, Valmy had a population of 26.[8]

History

Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a section point, it became Valmy on March 24, 1915. The post office from Stone House, Nevada, was moved to Valmy at that time.[2] In 1932 Eugene DiGrazia bought Valmy's gas station, store, post office and bus depot.[9]

In August 1977, Eric Meola shot photographs of Bruce Springsteen in Valmy, including one in front of DiGrazia's gas station. In 2010, one of the photographs became cover art for The Promise.[10]

References

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  2. ^ "Valmy: Nevada historical marker 167". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ Newmont 2007 financial and operating results.
  4. ^ 2009 Reserves and Non-Reserve Mineralization
  5. ^ Harding, Adella (November 11, 2022). "Production Increases for i-80 Gold". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Marigold Mine Starts Production". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ North Valmy Generating Station
  8. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  9. ^ "Owner of Nevada town dies". Las Vegas Review Journal. 3 December 1990.
  10. ^ Kirst, Sean (16 November 2010). "Eastwood native Eric Meola and Bruce Springsteen: A desert storm and 'The Promise'". The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY). Retrieved 2 July 2011.