Welcome to Tungsten ...

Tungsten is located in Pershing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tungsten, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1944.

Tungsten is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tungsten is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Tungsten lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Tungsten lies within the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Tungsten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tungsten - they are located in Colorado, Montana, North Carolina and Northwest Territories.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tungsten.

Communities near Tungsten ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tungsten.

• Cosgrave ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrave
  • Cosgrave is located in Pershing County
• Lander City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
  • Lander City is located in Pershing County
• Mill City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  • Mill City is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
• Neptune City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Pershing County
• Puckerbrush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerbrush
  • Puckerbrush is located in Pershing County
• Imlay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
  • Imlay is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <4>
• Pronto ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
  • Pronto is located in Humboldt County
• Dun Glen ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Glen
  • Dun Glen is located in Pershing County
• Raglan ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglan
  • Raglan is located in Humboldt County
• Humboldt City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
  • Humboldt City is located in Pershing County

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 Tungsten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tungsten.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tungsten. 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 Tungsten.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tungsten. See our Newspapers Page for Tungsten.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tungsten ...

Looking for more information about Tungsten? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tungsten, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tungsten.

Adding Tungsten to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tungsten 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 Tungsten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tungsten post office opened in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tungsten.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tungsten. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/