Dixie Valley, Nevada, was a small ranching town in Churchill County, Nevada until the area was acquired in 1995 by the United States Navy for the Fallon Range Training Complex. The town had no retail businesses, most residents were more than a mile from their nearest neighbor, and a 1-room school was the teacher's residence and served as a meeting…Dixie Valley, Nevada, was a small ranching town in Churchill County, Nevada until the area was acquired in 1995 by the United States Navy for the Fallon Range Training Complex. The town had no retail businesses, most residents were more than a mile from their nearest neighbor, and a 1-room school was the teacher's residence and served as a meeting, dance, and election hall. The abandoned town of Dixie was established at the head of Dixie Valley in 1861 and named by Southern sympathizers.
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