Welcome to National ...
So far, we found very little information about National. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added National to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with National, please Contact Us.
National would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.
The location of National has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
National was founded in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for National is 6,100 feet [1,859 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of National is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where National was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
National would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named National ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named National - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for National.
Communities near National ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near National.
- Canon Creek Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon Creek Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon Creek Station
- Canon Creek Station is located in Humboldt County
- Cordero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordero
- Cordero is located in Humboldt County
- McDermitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermitt
- McDermitt is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDermitt <5>
- Platora ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platora
- Platora is located in Humboldt County
- Spring City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Humboldt County
- Gouge Eye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Orovada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orovada
- Orovada is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orovada <5>
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Humboldt County
- Paradise Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Paradise Valley is located in Humboldt County
- Former name for Paradise Valley:
- Paradise City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise Valley <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 National. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for National.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of National. 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 National.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around National. See our Newspapers Page for National.
Adding National to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of National 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 National was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the National post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for National.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.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 National, 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 Humboldt, 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 National - 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/ |