Welcome to Babylon ...
So far, we found very little information about Babylon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Babylon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Babylon, please Contact Us.
Babylon would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
Babylon was founded in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Babylon is 9,100 feet [2,774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Babylon is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Babylon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Babylon was located: 775
Communities Also Named Babylon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Babylon - they are located in Illinois, New York and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Babylon.
Communities near Babylon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Babylon.
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Illipah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
- Illipah is located in White Pine County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Duckwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Copper Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <5>
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye 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 Babylon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Babylon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Babylon. 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 Babylon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Babylon. See our Newspapers Page for Babylon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
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 Babylon, 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 White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Babylon - 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. |
| <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. |