What Small American Towns Left an Impression On you?

[Big Cholla]

Caliente, NV.............Interesting people, mostly "Preppers".

Heber, UT................The mountains to the West are the "Alps" of America.

Pioche, NV...............Reeks with 'Old West' history.

Lakeview, OR...........Just a pleasant place to spend a few days.

Lakeview, ID............Logging, mining, hunting, fishing, good food.

Susanville, CA..........An early pioneer CA town that hasn't lost its soul.

 

[chud333]

Funny Merril you should mention Murdo S.D. because i been there
a few times between running to and from Prairie dog towns.
My favorites in no order:
Livingston, Montana--great little town with special watering holes scattered around town.
Cody, Wyoming---During the warm weather months they have a rodeo
every weekend on the edge of town. Also got to see the Winchesters and other goodies at the Buffalo Bill Museum in town. Still Drooling.
Valentine, Nebraska--Where we always stay when we go on our Prairie dog shoots on the Rosebud Indian Res. Great western outfitter in town.
Any small town in Montana----I just love it out in the Land of the Big Sky. I've already told my family my wishes upon my death that my ashes are to be spread there. Hopefully on the "Crows Nest" where i've been to once, compliments of a local rancher.


chuck

 

[olcop]

Small American Towns

I would have to vote for anywhere in West Virginia, without exception, everywhere I traveled to, folks were friendly, helpful and generous.
olcop

 

[sqhead]

I've heard of several small towns that have maintained a constant population because every time a baby is born, a man leaves town.

very funny

 

[feralmerril]

Big cholla mentioned pioche nv. That is 90 miles west of us over the state line. It is sort of a old mineing ghost town populated by a bunch of retired dessert rats and charactors liveing on the cheap. So is calenete 25 miles south of pioche. Pioche supposedly was the bloodest, wildest town in the west in the late 1860s. We go there occasionaly. One heck of a big interesting boot hill. The town has just one cafe I know of, about three small bars with slots. Its a old out of the way real west "ghost town" that isnt as well known as say virginnia city. Its probley about a 1/5 the size of virginnia city, but is more of the real deal and not the tourist trap like virginnia city. Its a looong ways to anywhere else from there. The nearest place for those people to shop is here in cedar city, 90 miles, or Ely nv about 120 miles north for them.
There is a lot of nice ATV wilderness near them that we go to too. Its a 170 miles NNE of vegas. Any of you people ever want to see the real old west and not the tourist traps, thats a good town
Pioche - Nevada Ghost Town

Visit historical Pioche Nevada, once a rowdy silver mining town filled with gunslingers

 

[Wyatt Burp]

I just looked up Pioche, Nv. since you made it sound like my kind of place. It looks pretty good with a cool little main street. Three bars and one cafe is much more interesting than the other way around.

 

[rburg]

Lots of places mentioned sure don't sound like small towns to me. But then what do I know? OK, a small town? How about St. Elmo, CO. Its growing like mad these days, some year around residents, used to be only one or two. Still more chipmonk's than humans, even in mid summer. Its better that way. Haven't been there since last summer. I need to get back. We've even got a member here, K.38 who lives down on the flatlands. He's luckier than he knows.

 

[Davwingman]

One small town not yet mentioned is Tatum, NM. This is a wide spot in the road between Roswell & Lubbock, Tx. I have a cousin that has lived there about 40 yrs. Tatum has one school K-12,a couple cafes, mini mart & 4-5 churches. The center of town has a blinking red light & a about a four man police force. The cousin is a retired teacher & her husband was chief of police. To me going there for a visit always seems like going to Mayberry. I keep expecting to see Barney Fife in his patrol car!