Welcome to Hot Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Hot Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hot Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hot Creek, please Contact Us.
Hot Creek would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Hot Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Hot Creek was founded in 1867.
A typical abbreviation for Hot Creek: Hot Crk. (or less commonly used: Hot Ck. or Hot Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hot Creek is 5,230 feet [1,594 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hot Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hot Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Hot Creek ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Hot Creek.
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Troy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Heizert City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizert City
- Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
- Adaven ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hot Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hot Creek. 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 Hot Creek.
Adding Hot Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hot Creek 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 Hot Creek was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Creek.
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 ...
| <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 Hot Creek, 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 Nye, 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 Hot Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |