Goodsprings is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
[9] Over the years, lead, silver, copper, zinc and gold have all been mined from this area.
Before 1900, a small cluster of tent cabins and a mill were erected, and a post office.
[9] The Goodsprings Historical Society has attempted to preserve and restore local buildings by making repairs to the roofs.
[15] He was subsequently put on trial and found not-guilty according to Reno Gazette-Journal on the basis that "he had never been a quarrelsome man, and had a splendid record".
[4] The Pioneer Saloon and several other locations around Las Vegas were raided in 1924 by regulatory officers in violation of prohibition banning the sale of alcohol.
[18] In addition, the Pioneer Saloon has a small memorial to Carole Lombard and her husband Clark Gable.
[12] The Pioneer Saloon was purchased in 2021 for 1.5 million dollars after the previous owner had owned it for 15 years.
[19] This saloon appeared in several films and TV series, such as The Twilight Zone, The Misfits, and Cherry 2000.
[citation needed] The town also features prominently in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas.
Since 2022, the saloon has hosted a yearly festival, drawing thousands of Fallout fans from around the world to Goodsprings.
The community is on Nevada State Route 161 five miles northeast of Jean and Interstate 15.
[32] According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Goodsprings has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Goodsprings experiences an arid climate with long, hot summers, and mild winters.