Welcome to Sulphur ...
Sulphur is located in Humboldt County<1>.
The location of Sulphur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Sulphur is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sulphur is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sulphur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sulphur is located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Sulphur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Sulphur - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur.
Communities near Sulphur ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Sulphur.
- Placerites ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placerites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerites
- Placerites is located in Pershing County
- Seven Troughs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Troughs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Troughs
- Seven Troughs is located in Pershing County
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
Adding Sulphur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sulphur 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 Sulphur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sulphur post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |