Welcome to Piute ...
So far, we found very little information about Piute. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Piute to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Piute, please Contact Us.
Piute would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Piute has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piute, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Piute is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Piute is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Piute was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Piute still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Piute ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Piute - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piute.
Communities near Piute ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piute.
- Battle Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Valmy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
- Valmy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <5>
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Herrin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Shoshone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Beowawe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
- Beowawe is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <5>
- Preble ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Crescent Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent 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 Piute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piute.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piute. 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 Piute.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piute. See our Newspapers Page for Piute.
Adding Piute to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piute in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Piute was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
We also found Piute in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piute.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Piute, 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 Lander, 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 Piute - 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. |