Welcome to Atlanta ...
So far, we found very little information about Atlanta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atlanta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atlanta, please Contact Us.
Atlanta would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Atlanta, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atlanta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
When the people of Atlanta referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Atlantan<4>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Atlanta is 6,720 feet [2,048 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Atlanta is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Atlanta was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Atlanta would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Atlanta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Atlanta - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atlanta.
Communities near Atlanta ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Atlanta.
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Burbank ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
- Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lincoln 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 Atlanta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atlanta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atlanta. 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 Atlanta.
Adding Atlanta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atlanta 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 Atlanta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Atlanta post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlanta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Atlanta, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atlanta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |