Welcome to Tecoma ...
So far, we found very little information about Tecoma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tecoma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tecoma, please Contact Us.
Tecoma would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Tecoma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Tecoma was founded in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tecoma is 4,800 feet [1,463 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Tecoma is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tecoma was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Tecoma and travel east, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Tecoma still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Tecoma ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Tecoma.
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <5>
- Lucin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cobre ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Bovine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Toano ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Jackson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Grouse Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse Creek
- Grouse Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Former name for Grouse Creek:
- Grouse Creek Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grouse Creek <5>
- Oasis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <5>
- Watercress Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watercress Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercress Junction
- Watercress Junction is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Watercress Junction has also been known as:
- Watercress
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 Tecoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tecoma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tecoma. 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 Tecoma.
Adding Tecoma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tecoma 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 Tecoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Tecoma post office opened in 1871.
We also found Tecoma on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tecoma.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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 Tecoma, 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 Elko, 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 Tecoma - 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/ |