Welcome to Natchez ...

So far, we found very little information about Natchez. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Natchez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Natchez - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Natchez, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Natchez , we believe that it would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Natchez, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

When the people of Natchez referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Natchezian<3>

Time Zone: The area where Natchez was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Natchez once stood is in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Natchez ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Natchez - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Natchez.

Adding Natchez to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Natchez was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

We also found Natchez in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Natchez.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

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 Natchez, 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 Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Natchez refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Natchez may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.