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Welcome to Valmy ...

Valmy is located in Humboldt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valmy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Valmy is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Valmy is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Valmy lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Valmy: 775

The ZIP code for Valmy: 89438<3>

Going back to its beginning, Valmy was originally named Stone House. For more information about the names of Valmy, see The Names of Valmy on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Valmy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Valmy - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valmy.

Communities near Valmy ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Valmy.

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 Valmy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valmy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valmy. 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 Valmy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valmy. See our Newspapers Page for Valmy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valmy ...

Looking for more information about Valmy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valmy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valmy.

Adding Valmy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valmy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Valmy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valmy post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valmy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valmy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Valmy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valmy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/