Welcome to Mason Valley ...
So far, we found very little information about Mason Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mason Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Mason Valley - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Mason Valley, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Mason Valley , we believe that it would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.
Mason Valley was founded in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Mason Valley: Mason Vly. (or less commonly used: Mason Vally. or Mason Vlly.)
Time Zone: The area where Mason Valley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Mason Valley once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Mason Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mason Valley - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mason Valley.
Adding Mason Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Mason Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Mason Valley post office opened in 1871.
We also found Mason Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/
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 Mason 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 Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |