The Spokane people have lived in what is now Nevada Heights for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of European settlers.

Along with the Lidgerwoods, Patrick and Ida Byrne and Chester and Beatrice Glass were early developers in the Nevada Heights neighborhood.

Between Wellesley and Francis Avenue development began during the post-World War II housing boom and was filled in by the 1960s.

[3] The "NorthTown" name was applied to the shopping center in 1955 and large department stores such as Sears and The Crescent were built on the site, opening in 1962.

[10] Most of the neighborhood is zoned as single family residential, but it is also home to some important commercial and retail districts.

The entire length of Division Street and Francis Avenue through Nevada Lidgerwood are zoned for commercial and retail uses.

There are four neighborhood retail zones along Nevada Street at Bridgeport, Empire, Wellesley and Rowan Avenues.

Longfellow Elementary, located in the southern half of the neighborhood, serves the southeastern quarter of the Nevada Heights.

Willard Elementary, in the adjacent North Hill neighborhood serves the southwestern portion of Nevada Heights.

Lidgerwood Elementary, located in the northern half of the neighborhood, serves the northwestern area of Nevada Heights.

Lidgerwood and Whitman feed into Garry Middle School, which is located in the northern half of the neighborhood.

[10] State Route 291 runs west along Francis Avenue from its southern terminus at Division Street in the extreme northwest corner of Nevada Heights.

[15] The Spokane Transit Authority, the region's public transportation provider, serves Nevada Heights with five fixed schedule bus lines.