Overton is an Unincorporated Town

Unincorporated towns in Nevada

Nevada state law allows for governance of unincorporated towns under two different systems. The Unincorporated Town Government Law, adopted in 1975, applies to counties of 100,000 people or more, and any other county that opts in...

 located in Clark County

Clark County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead

Lake Mead

Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was...

. The town is home to Perkins Field

Perkins Field

Overton Municipal Airport , also known as Perkins Field, is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Overton, in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation....

 airport and Echo Bay Airport

Echo Bay Airport

Echo Bay Airport is a public airport located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 14 miles south of the central business district of Overton, a town in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is situated near Echo Bay on Lake Mead.- Facilities :...

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Overton was originally settled in 1869 and a regular LDS branch was organized there in 1883.

Geography

Overton is located 65 mi (104.6 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. The town features a stunning landscape of mesas, foothills, and nearby Lake Mead

Lake Mead

Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was...

. It is also the settlement closest to Valley of Fire State Park.

Demographics

Overton is in the Moapa Valley

Moapa Valley, Nevada

Moapa Valley is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The valley in which the community lies, also named Moapa Valley, is about long and lies roughly northwest to southeast.-Geography:...

, Nevada Census Bureau CDP

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

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Attractions

• Double Negative
  Double Negative (artwork)
  Double Negative is a piece of land art located in the Moapa Valley on Mormon Mesa near Overton, Nevada. Double Negative was completed in 1969 by the artist Michael Heizer....
  
   is a work of art dug into the ground near Overton.
• Lost City Museum
  Lost City Museum
  The Lost City Museum, formerly known as the Boulder Dam Park Museum, was built by the National Park Service in 1935 to exhibit artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada...
  
  , which houses artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada
  Pueblo Grande de Nevada
  Pueblo Grande de Nevada, , a complex of villages located near Overton, Nevada and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Native american History:...