Welcome to Alum ...
So far, we found very little information about Alum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alum, please Contact Us.
Alum would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alum is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alum is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alum was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Alum was located: 775
Communities Also Named Alum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Alum - they are located in Arkansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alum.
Communities near Alum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alum.
- Blair ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Esmeralda County
- Blair Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blair Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
- Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
- Silver Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
- Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale has also been known as:
- Coaldale Junction
- Nivloc ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
- Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
- Tonopah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Nye County
- Former name for Tonopah:
- Butler City
- Tonopah has also been known as:
- New Belmont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
- Dyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
- Goldfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
- Candelaria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
- Candelaria is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metallic City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
- Metallic City is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City has also been known as:
- Pickhandle Gulch
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 Alum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alum. 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 Alum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alum. See our Newspapers Page for Alum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Alum, 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 Esmeralda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |