Rachel in Lincoln County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Rachel

Photographed by Queho Posse Chapter 1919 E Clampus Vitus

1. Rachel Marker

Inscription. D.C. Day started his Nevada Farms in the Sand Springs Valley in the mid 1960s, after moving here from Lubbock, Texas. Day subdivided a portion of his farm in 1973, eventually creating the town of Rachel in 1978. The town was named for Rachel Jones, the first child born in the community. It provided housing for the Tempiute Tungsten Mine. This mine, originally located by Wesley Koyen in 1937, was operated by Union Carbide from 1974 until 1988. With the closing of the mine, many residents left, but the town has continued. Today it is best known for its location on Nevada's Extra-Terrestrial Highway, and it's proximity to the Nevada Test Site and Groom Lake.

Erected 2004 by Queho Posse Chapter 1919 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 37° 38.63′ N, 115° 44.347′ W. Marker is in Rachel, Nevada, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of Extraterrestrial Highway (U.S. 375) and Grants

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Street, on the right when traveling east on Extraterrestrial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8300 Grants St, Alamo NV 89001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nevada’s Mojave Desert.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Extraterrestrial Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Groom Mining District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Project Oxcart (approx. 0.4 miles away).

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 11, 2025

2. Rachel Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 11, 2025

3. Rachel Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 11, 2025

4. Rachel Marker

Extraterrestrial Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 11, 2025

5. Extraterrestrial Highway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2017. 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.