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Newland

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

A historical populated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Newland
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
Lincoln County
USGS Map
Eagle Valley Reservoir
Coordinates
38.0413504, -114.1802592
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GNIS Feature ID
857511

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

between Pioche and Stateline at Eagle Valley, approx coordinates

GNIS historical note

honors Francis Griffith Newlands of the Newlands Reclamation Act (1902) and U.S. Senator 1909-15

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 857511. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's).

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.