Welcome to Park Canyon ...
So far, we found very little information about Park Canyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Park Canyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Park Canyon, please Contact Us.
Park Canyon would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Park Canyon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Park Canyon was founded in 1863.
A typical abbreviation for Park Canyon: Park Cyn. (or less commonly used: Park Canyn. or Park Cnyn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Park Canyon is 6,750 feet [2,057 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Park Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Park Canyon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Park Canyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Canyon.
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Carvers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Ione ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Learville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Jett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Berlin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 Park Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Canyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park Canyon. 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 Park Canyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Park Canyon.
Adding Park Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Park Canyon 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 Park Canyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Park Canyon post office opened in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Canyon.
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 Park Canyon, 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> | 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 Park Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |