Welcome to Shoshone ...
So far, we found very little information about Shoshone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shoshone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shoshone, please Contact Us.
Shoshone would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
The location of Shoshone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoshone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shoshone is 5,790 feet [1,765 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Shoshone is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Shoshone was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Shoshone still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Shoshone ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Shoshone: This one is located in White Pine County and the other is located in Eureka County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 4 communities that are also named Shoshone - they are located in California, Colorado and Idaho.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shoshone.
Communities near Shoshone ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Shoshone.
- Majors Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
- Majors Place is located in White Pine County
- Osceola ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in White Pine County
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Millard County (UT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <5>
- Taylor ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in White Pine County
- Atlanta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Eskdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Millard County (UT)
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 Shoshone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoshone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shoshone. 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 Shoshone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoshone. See our Newspapers Page for Shoshone.
Adding Shoshone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shoshone 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 Shoshone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Shoshone post office opened in 1896.
We also found Shoshone mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoshone.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.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 Shoshone, 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 White Pine, 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 Shoshone - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |