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12 Small Towns In Nevada Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Published Apr 2, 2016

Written by 

Jennifer Young

While living in a large city, it's easy to blend in with other residents and become somewhat invisible. However, while living in a much smaller town, everyone seems to know everyone. Listed below are 12 small towns in Nevada where everyone will likely know your name.

Note: We used the website City-Data.com to research small Nevada towns. Each town included on our list has less than 2,000 residents.

1. Alamo

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Lincoln County / Population - 1,170

2. Caliente

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Lincoln County / Population - 1,201

3. Bunkerville

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Clark County / Population - 1,303

4. Eureka

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Eureka County / Population - 1,041

5. Lovelock

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Pershing County / Population - 1,895

6. Moapa Town

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Clark County / Population - 1,025

7. Jackpot

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Elko County / Population - 1,261

8. McGill

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White Pine County / Population - 1,148

9. Beatty

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Nye County / Population - 1,010

10. Pioche

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Lincoln County / Population - 1,991

11. Amargosa Valley

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Nye County / Population - 1,574

12. Wells

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Elko County / Population - 1,322

Do you live in or near one of these small Nevada towns? If so, do you feel as though everyone knows your name?

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