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Welcome to Currant ...So far, we found very little information about Currant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Currant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Currant, please Contact Us. Currant would have been located within present day Nye County<2>. The location of Currant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> Currant was established in 1868. While the community is gone, the present day location for Currant is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Currant is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Currant was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities near Currant ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Currant.
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 Currant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Currant. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Currant. 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 Currant. Adding Currant to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Currant 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 Currant was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883). For more details, see References and Mentions for Currant. 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 ...
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