About Nevada

Nevada is a relatively small community found in the central western portion of the Show Me State. Nevada has a population of approximately eight thousand six hundred residents, and is considered a part of Vernon County. Nevada serves as the county seat of Vernon County, was originally named Fair View and Hog-Eye before its incorporation in the year eighteen fifty five. Nevada was named not after the state of Nevada, but after a community in California of the same name. Residents of a Nevada apartment for rent or house for rent can enjoy a number of recreational, historic, and cultural attractions.

Notable residents of Nevada throughout the years include Eva Bowring, Forrest DeBarnardi, John Huston, Frank James, and Bill Phelps. Educational opportunities in Nevada are met by Nevada Middle School, Nevada High School, Nevada Regional Technical Center, Benton Elementary School, Bryan Elementary School, Calvary Christian School, Truman Elementary School, Saint Mary’s School, and Cedar Ridge State School. Residents of a Nevada apartment rental or home rental can also enjoy the Bushwhacker Museum, the Bushwhacker Jail Museum, the Vernon County Courthouse, and the Historic East End Shops.

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