Lamoille is a rural

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in the northeastern section of the state of

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 276. It is located southeast of Elko at the base of the

Ruby Mountains The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...

at an elevation of and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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The early history of the community and surrounding area is summarized in a nearby highway marker:Sebesta, Paul. "HM 109 - Lamoille Valley." Nevada-Landmarks. 23 Sept. 2007. Web. 09 June 2012. .

''LAMOILLE VALLEY - Because heavy use denuded the grass from the main Fort Hall route of the California Emigrant Trail along the
Humboldt River The Humboldt River is an extensive river drainage system located in north-central Nevada. It extends in a general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in the Jarbidge, Independence, and Ruby Mountains in Elko County, to its terminus in the ...
, many emigrants left the river near Starr Valley. They skirted the
East Humboldt Range The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located along the eastern edge of the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows to the southwest from its source just north of the range. The ra ...
and the Ruby Mountains along a Shoshone Indian path, rested their livestock in Lamoille Valley, and returned to the Humboldt River.'' ''John Walker and Thomas Waterman first settled the area in 1865. Waterman named the valley after his native
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. In 1868, Walker erected the Cottonwood Hotel, store and blacksmith shop in the valley, and the settlement became known as "The Crossroads." Here wagons were repaired and food and supplies could be obtained. The original buildings and the more recent 20-bedroom Lamoille hotel, creamery, flour mill and dance hall are gone.''

Lamoille is nestled off the western flanks of the

at the end of

Nevada State Route 227 State Route 227 (SR 227), most of which is more commonly known locally as Lamoille Highway, is a state highway in Elko County in northeastern Nevada. Route description SR 227 starts at SR 535/Interstate 80 Business Loop (Idaho Street) in the ...

, and is the principal gateway to this range via the

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Lamoille Canyon Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains, located in the central portion of Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. Approximately in length, it was extensively sculpted by ...

. In 1907 a small church was constructed on the east side of the community, and is still in use today. Former

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president and good friend of

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, died in a helicopter crash here in the Nevada

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