Welcome to Washington ...
So far, we found very little information about Washington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Washington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Washington, please Contact Us.
Washington would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Washington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Washington is 7,650 feet [2,332 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Washington is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Washington was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Washington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Washington: This one is located in Nye County and the other is located in Washoe County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 55 communities that are also named Washington - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington.
Communities near Washington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Washington.
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Lander City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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 Lander County
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
- Ione ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
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 Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washington. 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 Washington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington. See our Newspapers Page for Washington.
Adding Washington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Washington 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 Washington was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Washington on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.
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 Washington, 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> | 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 Washington - 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. |