Welcome to Troy ...
So far, we found very little information about Troy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Troy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troy, please Contact Us.
Troy would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
When the people of Troy referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Trojan<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Troy is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Troy is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Troy was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Troy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Troy - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy.
Communities near Troy ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Troy.
- Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Adaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Lockes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Heizert City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizert City
- Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
Adding Troy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Troy 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 Troy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Troy post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.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 Troy, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Troy refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Troy may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Troy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |