Welcome to Jett ...
So far, we found very little information about Jett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jett, please Contact Us.
Jett would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Jett, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Jett was founded in 1876.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jett is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Jett is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Jett was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Jett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jett - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jett.
Communities near Jett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jett.
- Carvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <5>
- Peavine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Indian Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Nye County
- Indian Springs has also been known as:
- Indian Spring
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Nye County
- Manhattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Belmont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in White Pine County
- Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
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 Jett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jett. 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 Jett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jett. See our Newspapers Page for Jett.
Adding Jett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jett 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 Jett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Jett post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jett.
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 Jett, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jett - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |