Clark County
Region: Las Vegas Valley
Named for: William A. Clark
County Seat: Las
Vegas
Largest city by population: Las Vegas
Largest city by area:
Boulder City
Total Area: 8,061 sq. miles
What is now Clark County
was acquired by the United States during the Mexican–American War, becoming
part of the northwestern corner of New Mexico Territory. In 1847, Jefferson
Hunt and other Mormon Battalion members returning to Salt Lake City from
Los Angeles pioneered a wagon route through the County that became the
Mormon Road. In 1849, this road became known as the "Southern Route," the
winter route of the California Trail from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles
during the California Gold Rush. By the mid-1850s, the route now known as
the Salt Lake Road in California, and the California Road in Utah
Territory, was a wagon trade route between the two. In the mid-1850s,
Mormons established a settlement at Las Vegas. In the 1860s, Mormon
colonies were established along the Virgin and Muddy Rivers.
All of
the county was part of Mohave County, Arizona Territory, when that
Territory was formed in 1863, before Nevada became a state. In 1865, it
became part of Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory. The part of Pah-Ute
County north and west of the Colorado River was assigned to the new State
of Nevada in 1866; however, Arizona territory fought the division until
1871. Pah-Ute County became part of Lincoln County and the westernmost part
became the southernmost part of Nye County. -
Wikipedia
Cities
Boulder City ♠ Henderson ♠ Las Vegas ♠
Mesquite ♠ North Las Vegas
Census Designated Places
Blue Diamond
♠ Bunkerville ♠ Cal-Nev-Ari ♠ Enterprise ♠ Goodsprings
Indian Springs ♠
Laughlin ♠ Moapa ♠ Moapa Valley ♠ Mount Charleston
Nelson ♠ Paradise ♠
Sandy Valley ♠ Searchlight ♠ Spring Valley ♠ Summerlin South
Sunrise
Manor ♠ Whitney (formerly East Las Vegas) ♠ Winchester
Unincorporated Communities
Arden ♠ Cactus Springs ♠ Cottonwood Cove ♠
Coyote Springs ♠ Crystal
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation ♠ Glendale ♠
Jean ♠ Logandale
Las Vegas Indian Colony ♠ Moapa River Indian
Reservation ♠ Mountain Springs
Overton ♠ Primm ♠ Roach ♠ Sloan ♠
Summerlin ♠ Sutor ♠ Vegas Creek
Ghost Towns
Bard ♠ Bonelli's
Ferry ♠ Borax ♠ Buster Falls ♠ Byron ♠ Callville ♠
Colorado City ♠
Crystal ♠ Dike ♠ Dry Lake ♠ El Dorado City ♠ Erie ♠
Gold Butte ♠
Louisville ♠ Lovell ♠ Lucky Jim Camp ♠ Nelson's Landing ♠
Owens ♠ Potosi
♠Quartette ♠ Rioville ♠ Roach ♠ Saint Joseph ♠
Solar ♠ St. Thomas ♠ San
Juan ♠ Simonsville ♠ Stone's Ferry ♠ Valley ♠ Wann
Surrounding Counties
Lincoln County,
Nevada – north
Mohave County, Arizona
– east
San Bernardino
County, California – south
Inyo County,
California – southwest
Nye County, Nevada
– west
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