Overton in Moapa Valley in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Overton

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 14, 2024

1. Overton Marker

Inscription.
In 1869 Heleman Pratt, Wm. D. Kartchner and other L.D.S. Church members came to Overton; built adobe homes; planted vineyards and crops. In 1871 double taxation forced an exodus from Muddy Valley. Local investors acquired the land, resold to returning pioneers 1880. John Munson, Overton presiding elder. Martha Cox taught school under trees until school house was finished. Jessie W. Crosby postmaster 1883. Isaiah Cox Sr., Ward bishop 1884. This building First Moapa Stake House.

Erected 1972 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers Muddy River Camp. (Marker Number 385.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 36° 32.422′ N, 114° 26.662′ W. Marker is in Moapa Valley, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Overton. It is on West Virginia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 West Virginia Street, Overton NV 89040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Greater Las Vegas.

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 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Settlements in the Moapa Valley (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moapa Valley Pioneers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pueblo Grande de Nevada (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lost City Museum (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fay Perkins, Sr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneers (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Thomas (approx. 6 miles away); Valley of Fire Behind the Camera (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pueblo Grande de Nevada (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers lists this marker as being at 129 West Virginia, rather than its current location. It would appear to have been relocated.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 14, 2024

2. Overton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.