Overton, Nevada
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| Overton | |
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| — Unincorporated Town — | |
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| Coordinates: 36°32′35″N 114°26′46″W / 36.54306°N 114.44611°WCoordinates: 36°32′35″N 114°26′46″W / 36.54306°N 114.44611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Clark |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes 89040 | |
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Overton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport.
Overton was originally settled in 1869 and a regular LDS branch was organized there in 1883.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Overton is located 65 mi (105 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The town features a stunning landscape of mesas, foothills, and nearby Lake Mead. It is also the settlement closest to Valley of Fire State Park.
[edit] Demographics
Overton is in the Moapa Valley, Nevada Census Bureau CDP.
[edit] Attractions
- Double Negative is a work of art dug into the ground near Overton.
- Lost City Museum, which houses artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada
[edit] Notes
- ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 665
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