▁g host ▁town ▁in ▁Clark ▁County , ▁Nev ada , ▁that ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁M ud dy ▁River ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Over ton ▁Airport ▁in ▁the ▁Mo apa ▁Valley . ▁ ▁History ▁Sim ons ville ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Mill ▁Point ▁for ▁the ▁gr ist ▁mill ▁first ▁built ▁there ▁by ▁James ▁Le it head . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Sim ons ville ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁named ▁after ▁Or raw ell ▁Sim ons ▁who ▁would ▁build ▁another ▁mill ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Sim ons ville ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁far ms ▁and ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁Mo apa ▁Valley , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁tax ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁state ▁government , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁re occup ied . ▁ ▁Today ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁Sim ons ville ▁is ▁occupied ▁by ▁more ▁recent ▁structures . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : G host ▁towns ▁in ▁Clark ▁County , ▁Nev ada ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁Des ert ▁region ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory ▁Category : G host ▁towns ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁Category : A rizona ▁Territ ory ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Nev ada <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Stim pson ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁is ▁a