Jiggs, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°25′33″N 115°39′55″W / 40.42583°N 115.66528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Elko |
Government | |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 845520[1] |
Jiggs is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States,[1] in the Mound Valley at the south end of State Route 228. It contains a very small school.
The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Jiggs is located at the southwestern foothills of the extensive Ruby Mountains; the community is about 30 miles (48 km) south of Elko.
The site was formerly a year-round camp for Native Americans gathering pine nuts.[2]
Prior names for the settlement had been Mound Valley, Skelton, and Hylton—unfortunately, all at the same time. Since no one could seem to agree on a name, postal authorities chose a new name from a list submitted by local ranchers for the new post office to be established December 18, 1918. One of the names was Jiggs, a character in the Bringing Up Father comic strip, who was always bickering with his wife Maggie.[2][3][4]
The town was the headquarters for "King Fisher", a fictional character created by author Zane Grey.[2]
The town was featured in a 1965 Volkswagen advertising campaign in which the entire population (5 adults, 4 children and a dog) was shown comfortably seated inside a VW Bus.[5]