Welcome to Treasure City (aka 'Treasure Hill') ...
So far, we found very little information about Treasure City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Treasure City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Treasure City, please Contact Us.
Treasure City would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Treasure City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Treasure City is 9,200 feet [2,804 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Treasure City is 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Treasure City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Treasure City once stood is in the (775) area code.
The community of Treasure City has also been called Treasure Hill.
Communities near Treasure City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Treasure City.
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Illipah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
- Illipah is located in White Pine County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Duckwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Copper Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <5>
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Gold Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Lane City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
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 Treasure City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Treasure City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Treasure City. 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 Treasure City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Treasure City. See our Newspapers Page for Treasure City.
Adding Treasure City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Treasure City 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 Treasure City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Treasure City post office opened in 1869.
We also found Treasure City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Treasure City.
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 Treasure City, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Treasure City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |