Demographics USA, Zip Code Edition, 1998. One of the most captivating views of Douglas County can be seen while driving from Spooner Summit east along U.S. Highway 50. To the right stretches an expanse of green ranch land, neighborhoods and hamlets connected to roads feeding into U.S. Highway 395 South. At the rim of the valley is the magnificent Sierra Nevada, highlighted by the breathtaking Jobs Peak.
Lower mountains encircle the south and east sides of the valley.
To the north, the valley continues until it runs into Eagle Valley, home of Nevada's capital, Carson City. Depending on one's interpretation, Douglas County, established in 1861, is home of the oldest settlement in Nevada. It is a valley settled by German and Danish immigrants, by Mormons from Utah and by Basque sheepherders. It is a place with a long history of ranching and generations of ranching families. And it is a county that has the international tourist site of Lake Tahoe as a point of pride.