Welcome to Bannock ...
So far, we found very little information about Bannock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bannock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bannock, please Contact Us.
Bannock would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Bannock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Bannock was founded in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bannock is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Bannock is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bannock was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Bannock still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Bannock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bannock - they are located in California, Idaho (2), Kansas, Ohio and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bannock.
Communities near Bannock ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Bannock.
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Battle Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Valmy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
- Valmy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <5>
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Lander ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Herrin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Tenabo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Crescent Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <5>
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 Bannock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bannock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bannock. 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 Bannock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bannock. See our Newspapers Page for Bannock.
Adding Bannock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bannock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bannock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bannock post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bannock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Bannock, 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 Lander, 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 Bannock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |