Welcome to Antelope ...
So far, we found very little information about Antelope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Antelope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Antelope, please Contact Us.
Antelope would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Antelope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Antelope was founded in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Antelope is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Antelope is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Antelope was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Antelope ...
While we believe that this Antelope is located in Nye County, we know of another 2 Nevada communities named Antelope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Eureka and Humboldt County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 23 communities that are also named Antelope - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho (2), Kansas (2), Montana, New Mexico (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antelope.
Communities near Antelope ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Antelope.
- Stargo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Upper Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
- Upper Town is located in Nye County
- Learville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Lower Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Nye County
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in White Pine County
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Nye County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antelope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antelope.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antelope. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antelope.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antelope. See our Newspapers Page for Antelope.
Adding Antelope to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Antelope in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antelope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Antelope post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Antelope.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Antelope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antelope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |