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Welcome to Midas ...So far, we found very little information about Midas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Midas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midas, please Contact Us. Midas would have been located within present day Nye County<2>. The location of Midas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> Midas was founded in 1882. While the community is gone, the present day location for Midas is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Midas is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Midas was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Midas ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Midas: This one is located in Nye County and the other is located in Elko County. Beyond Nevada, there are 5 communities that are also named Midas - they are located in California, Idaho, Kentucky and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midas. Communities near Midas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midas.
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 Midas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midas. 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 Midas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midas. See our Newspapers Page for Midas. Adding Midas to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Midas 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 Midas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Midas on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883). For more details, see References and Mentions for Midas. 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 ...
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