Carvers is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Nye County

Nye County, Nevada

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, Nevada

Nevada

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, United States

United States

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. Its elevation is 5643 feet (1,720 m).

Its zip code is 89045.

History

Carvers was founded by Gerald and Jean Carver. Gerald Carver came to Smoky Valley, Nevada in 1939 and purchased a 300-acre ranch. He later added 640 acres purchased from Mimosa Pittman, widow of Senator Key Pittman

Key Pittman

Key Denson Pittman was a United States Senator from Nevada. He was a Democrat.Pittman was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1872 and was educated by private tutors and at the Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He studied law, then later became a lawyer...

. When work began in 1947 on route 8A (now Nevada Route 376

Nevada State Route 376

State Route 376 is a state highway in central Nevada in the United States. It connects U.S. Route 6 near Tonopah north to U.S. Route 50 near Austin...

) it cut across a corner of their property and the Carvers decided to open a cafe and bar to take advantage of the increased traffic. The Rainbow Ranch Bar and Café opened in April 1948 and was renamed Carvers Station soon after.