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Imlay, Nevada
Unincorporated town in the State of Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imlay is an unincorporated town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[4] It has an elementary school, a general store, a post office, and a trading post. As of the 2010 census, the population was 171.[5]
Imlay, Nevada | |
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![]() Imlay (at lower right) is near the Lassens Meadows, above Rye Patch Reservoir, on the Humboldt River. | |
Coordinates: 40°39′39″N 118°09′02″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
• Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,203 ft (1,281 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 210 |
• Density | 177.66/sq mi (68.58/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 89418[3] |
Area code | 775 |
FIPS code | 32-34700 |
GNIS feature ID | 0841225[1] |
It is a nearly abandoned railroad town, named for a nearby mine or for the civil engineer who surveyed the town circa 1907.[6][7] Its most notable feature is a series of strange buildings called Thunder Mountain Monument. These structures were built as a monument to Native American culture by a World War II veteran who called himself Thunder.[8]
Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? public radio show featured Imlay as the "Town of the Week" on its December 5, 2009, show. They mentioned Thunder Mountain Monument[9] as one of the premier draws to the area.
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