Welcome to Dinner Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Dinner Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dinner Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dinner Station, please Contact Us.
Dinner Station would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Dinner Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Dinner Station was founded in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Dinner Station: Dinner Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dinner Station is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Dinner Station is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dinner Station was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dinner Station once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities near Dinner Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dinner Station.
- Elko
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
- Coin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Tuscarora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Tuscarora is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscarora <5>
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Moleen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Anderson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Carlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
- Carlin is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <5>
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 Dinner Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dinner Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dinner Station. 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 Dinner Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dinner Station. See our Newspapers Page for Dinner Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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 Dinner Station, 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 Elko, 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 Dinner Station - 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. |