Nevada - Contact a mobile notary in the cities below:
Cities in Nevada:
Boulder City Notary | Carson City | Elko | Enterprise | Fallon | Fernley | Gardnerville | Ranchos | Green Valley Notary | Henderson Notary | Incline Village-Crystal Bay | Las Vegas Notary | Laughlin | Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley | Mesquite | Nellis AFB | North Las Vegas Notary | Pahrump | Paradise | Reno | Spanish Springs | Sparks | Spring Creek | Spring Valley | Summerlin Notary | Sun Valley | Sunrise Manor | Whitney | Winchester | Winnemucca
About Nevada
Nevada entered the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. Nevada is one of the Rocky Mountain states of the United States. A stark and arid land, Nevada is a region of rugged, snow-capped peaks, desert valleys green with sage, and sparsely populated expanses that still retain the vestiges of the Old West.
The state’s name is taken from the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range shared by Nevada and California; nevada is Spanish for “snow covered.” Nevada is called the Silver State for its many silver mines, the Sagebrush State for its abundant sagebrush, and the Battle Born State because it was admitted to the Union during the American Civil War.
The first European settlers of the state came for its mineral wealth, and the gold and silver labored out of Nevada’s famous mines created the state’s first boom period. Vast ranches were developed in the north, where rainfall was sufficient to provide grazing for cattle and sheep. Later the state’s glittering cities, with luxurious gambling casinos and scenic landscapes would attract millions of tourists from all over the world. Today, however, Nevada has a relatively diversified economy. Tourism, mining, and ranching remain important, but manufacturing and construction are growing rapidly.
Carson City is Nevada’s capital. Like many towns in Nevada, Carson City was founded in the boom days of mining. Carson City was named for explorer Kit Carson, and in 1859, gold prospectors hit silver in the hills east of the city. The Comstock Lode, as it was called, was the largest silver find in world history. Tens of thousands of miners poured into Carson City and its neighbor, Virginia City.
Las Vegas is the most populous, and perhaps most popular, city in Nevada. Las Vegas is marketed as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is regularly called Sin City or Vice City, because of the abundance of legalized gambling, alcoholic beverages at any time, and various forms and degrees of adult entertainment.
Las Vegas began as a stopping point on the pioneer trails leading westward, and became a bustling railroad town in the early part of the 1900s. The city was surrounded by mines that used Las Vegas to ship their goods out to the rest of the country. With the growth of the railroads in other parts of the country, Las Vegas began to lose importance, but when the Hoover Dam was completed nearby, there was a substantial growth in tourism, which, along with the legalization of gambling, led to the advent of the casino-hotels for which Las Vegas is famous.
The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos was augmented by a new source of federal money. This money came from the establishment of what is now Nellis Air Force Base. The influx of military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which still goes on today.
Those interested in learning more about Nevada, including how to become a notary public in the state, should visit Become A Notary Public
