Oasis is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 located in eastern Elko County

Elko County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...

, Nevada

Nevada

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 (USA

United States

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), at the junction of State Route 233

Nevada State Route 233

State Route 233 is a state highway in rural Elko County, Nevada, USA. The highway follows the routes of the First Transcontinental Railroad and California Trail from Interstate 80 to the Utah state line...

 and Interstate 80, approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of the Nevada border with the state of Utah

Utah

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. Built along the Central Pacific Railroad

Central Pacific Railroad

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 (now Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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), the tracks run along the north side of town. A high desert community located in the Goshute Valley

Goshute Valley

The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin. The towns of Oasis and Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and north of the valley contains broken flatlands, with short washes draining from the surrounding mountain ranges....

 between the Pequop Mountains

Pequop Mountains

The Pequop Mountains are located in eastern Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. The range runs generally north-south for approximately 51 miles...

 and the Toano Range

Toano Range

The Toano Range is a group of mountains located in the eastern part of Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. The highest point in the range reaches ....

 at an elevation of approximately 5,860 feet (1,786 m).

The community is part of the Elko

Elko, Nevada

Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....

 Micropolitan Statistical Area

Elko micropolitan area

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.

State offices

• Nevada Department of Forestry
• Nevada Department of Transportation
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  , Pequop Maintenance Station