Welcome to Cave Valley ...
So far, we found very little information about Cave Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cave Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cave Valley, please Contact Us.
Cave Valley would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
The location of Cave Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Cave Valley was founded in 1926.
A typical abbreviation for Cave Valley: Cave Vly. (or less commonly used: Cave Vally. or Cave Vlly.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cave Valley is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cave Valley is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cave Valley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Cave Valley once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Cave Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cave Valley - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave Valley.
Communities near Cave Valley ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Cave Valley.
- Lund
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lund <5>
- Preston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in White Pine County
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Atlanta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Majors Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
- Majors Place is located in White Pine County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cave Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cave Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cave Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cave Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Cave Valley.
Adding Cave Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cave Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cave Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cave Valley post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cave Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cave Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cave Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |