Welcome to Reese River ...

Reese River is located in Nye County<1>.

The location of Reese River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reese River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1946.

A typical abbreviation for Reese River: Reese Riv.

Reese River is 6,590 feet [2,009 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Reese River is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Reese River lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Reese River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reese River.

• Ione ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Nye County
• Berlin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Nye County
• Grantsville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Nye County
• Ophir ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Nye County
  • Ophir has also been known as:
  • Toiyabe - City
  • Twin River
• Green Springs ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Nye County
• Carvers
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
  • Carvers is located in Nye County
• Lodi ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Nye County
• Jett ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
  • Jett is located in Nye County
• Kingston
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Lander County
• Victorine ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
  • Victorine 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 Reese River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reese River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reese River. 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 Reese River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reese River. See our Newspapers Page for Reese River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reese River ...

Looking for more information about Reese River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reese River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reese River.

Adding Reese River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reese River 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 Reese River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Reese River post office opened in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reese River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reese River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/