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Welcome to Upper Pyramid ...So far, we found very little information about Upper Pyramid. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Upper Pyramid to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Upper Pyramid, please Contact Us. Upper Pyramid would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>. The location of Upper Pyramid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Pyramid, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. While the community is gone, the present day location for Upper Pyramid is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Upper Pyramid is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Upper Pyramid was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Upper Pyramid once stood is in the (775) area code. Communities near Upper Pyramid ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Pyramid.
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 Upper Pyramid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Pyramid. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Pyramid. 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 Upper Pyramid. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Pyramid. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Pyramid. Adding Upper Pyramid to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Upper Pyramid 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 Upper Pyramid was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883). For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Pyramid. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/ The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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