Welcome to Hot Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Hot Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hot Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hot Springs, please Contact Us.
Hot Springs would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.
The location of Hot Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Hot Springs was founded in 1866.
A typical abbreviation for Hot Springs: Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hot Spngs. or Hot Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hot Springs is 4,010 feet [1,222 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hot Springs is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hot Springs was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Hot Springs once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Hot Springs ...
While we believe that this Hot Springs is located in Washoe County, we know of another 6 Nevada communities named Hot Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Lander, Lyon and Nye County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 29 communities that are also named Hot Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado, Idaho, Montana (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (3), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hot Springs.
Communities near Hot Springs ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Hot Springs.
- Deep Hole ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Gerlach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach
- Gerlach is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlach <5>
- Gerlach - Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach - Empire
- Gerlach - Empire is located in Washoe County
- Raiser City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raiser City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiser City
- Raiser City is located in Humboldt County
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hot Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Hot Springs.
Adding Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hot Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hot Springs post office opened in 1866.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.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 Springs, 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 Washoe, 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 Springs - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |