Welcome to Prince ...
So far, we found very little information about Prince. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prince to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prince, please Contact Us.
Prince would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Prince is 5,820 feet [1,774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Prince is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Prince was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Prince still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Prince ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Prince - they are located in Florida, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prince.
Communities near Prince ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prince.
- Caliente
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
- Caliente is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <4>
- Mendha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bullionville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
- Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
- Panaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panaca
- Panaca is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panaca <4>
- Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
- Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
- Yoacham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
- Fay ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Crestline ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Lincoln 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 Prince. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prince.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prince. 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 Prince.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prince. See our Newspapers Page for Prince.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Prince, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prince - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |