Welcome to Foltz ...
So far, we found very little information about Foltz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foltz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foltz, please Contact Us.
Foltz would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
The location of Foltz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foltz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foltz is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Foltz is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Foltz was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Foltz would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Foltz ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Foltz - they are located in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foltz.
Communities near Foltz ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foltz.
- Lovelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Lovelock is located in Pershing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelock <5>
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Zola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Colado ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Unionville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Star City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Boyer ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Foltz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foltz.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foltz. See our Newspapers Page for Foltz.
Adding Foltz to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foltz 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 Foltz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Foltz post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foltz.
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 Foltz, 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 Pershing, 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 Foltz - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |