List of brothels in Nevada

Sheri's Ranch

This is a historical list of the legal brothels in Nevada. They are arranged by name within location (the nearest town or named place) within each county that licenses such establishments. Defunct establishments are retained for completeness. Note, however, that this list so far only covers the modern era of brothel prostitution in Nevada, from about 1950 onward, after the closure of the red light districts of Reno and Las Vegas.

According to the Nevada Brothel Finder site, there are 24 legal brothels in Nevada as of February 2014.[1] While prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada, it is illegal outside these licensed brothels. Prostitution is illegal under state law in Clark County, which contains Las Vegas and its metropolitan area. Other counties may choose to allow it, if they desire to. Currently Washoe County (which contains Reno), Carson City (an independent city), Douglas County, and Lincoln County ban brothels. Eureka County has no law on the books either permitting or prohibiting licensed brothels and currently has no brothels. The other counties permit brothels, but some of them do not currently have any active brothels.

Active brothels

Elko County

Carlin

Elko

Wells

Humboldt County

Winnemucca

Lander County

Battle Mountain

Lyon County

Mound House

By local ordinance, brothels are restricted to the Mound House area.

Mineral County

Mina

Nye County

Amargosa Valley

Crystal

Pahrump

Storey County

White Pine County

Ely

Defunct brothels

Churchill County

Fallon

Elko County

Elko

Esmeralda County

Lida Junction

Eureka County

Eureka

Humboldt County

Winnemucca

Lincoln County

Prostitution made illegal in 1978, but several legal brothels operated before then.

Coyote Springs

Lyon County

Restricted brothels to Mound House area, east of Carson City, in 1970, forcing brothels in other parts of the county to close.

Mound House

Wabuska

Mineral County

Hawthorne

Schurz

Nye County

Ash Meadows

Ash Meadows brothel, motel, and dirt airstrip was located a short distance from the small town of Death Valley Junction. The facilities consisted of a small motel, bar, and brothel. The dirt and gravel airstrip was on the southside, running North and South. The North end adjoined the small facility. It was a fairly secluded location in the high desert.

Beatty

Montgomery Pass

Tonopah

Scotty's Junction

Pershing County

Lovelock

Storey County

Mustang

Virginia City

near Wadsworth

Washoe County

Reno

Brothels were restricted to an area known as "The Stockade", prior to their final closure in 1949. Brothels included:

White Pine County

Ely

References

  1. "Nevada Brothel Finder - All Brothels". nevadabrothelfinder.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2004, page A12
  3. 1 2 ""Speed Racer's" Driving Directions to Nevada's Legal Brothels". Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  4. 1 2 "Speed Racer's LPIN Driving Directions: Winnemucca".
  5. "Speed Racer's LPIN Driving Directions: Legal Nevada Brothel Website List". Sex-in-nevada.com. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  6. 1 2 "Speed Racer's LPIN Driving Directions: Legal Nevada Brothel List". Sex-in-nevada.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. Chris Sieroty. "Rural Nevada Residents See Bank, Brothel Closures". Knprnews.org. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. "Silver State's Brothel Industry Continues To Shrink | Nevada Public Radio". Knprnews.org. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  9. "Speed Racer's LPIN Driving Directions: Legal Nevada Brothel List". Sex-in-nevada.com. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2015-07-26.

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