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Welcome to Borax ...So far, we found very little information about Borax. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Borax to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Borax, please Contact Us. Borax would have been located within present day Clark County<2>. The location of Borax has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Borax is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Borax is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Borax was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Borax, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not. If Borax still existed, it would have been in the (702) area code. Communities Also Named Borax ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Borax - they are located in Idaho, Montana and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Borax. Communities near Borax ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Borax.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Borax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borax. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borax. 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 Borax. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borax. See our Newspapers Page for Borax. Adding Borax to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Borax 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 Borax was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924). We also found Borax mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939). For more details, see References and Mentions for Borax. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/ The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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