It takes about 3 hours to drive west-east on the
Interstate Hwy. to cross  Elko County and about
2.5  hours to drive south-north.  The population
of Elko County is less than 50,000. The town of
Elko is around 20,000 folks.

  Elko town square. The townsite  was platted in
  1872 on   land  deeded  to  Charles Crocker  of
  the   Central   Pacific   Railroad.  The  original
  transcontinental   railroad   passed   through
  town  just to the left in the photo.and in the
  1890's  the   Western  Pacific  Railroad   came
  through 1  block  to  the right. This photo was
  taken 11/99 from the Post Office.
 

 
 
 

Main Street  and business  district of Elko.
This used to be U.S. Hwy. 40, the main road
between  San Francisco  and Salt Lake City.

Sherman  Station,  home  of  the   Chamber  of
Commerce.  This  old  log  ranch house  and out
buildings were given to the Chamber. The entire
kit  and  kaboodle was  trussed  up,  loaded  on
one huge truck  and moved  to this site in town
then completely renovated.
 

 
 
 

A front view of the Court House from across
Idaho (the main) Street.  When you run afoul
of the  law here's where you go see the judge.