Welcome to Barrel Spring ...

So far, we found very little information about Barrel Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Barrel Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barrel Spring, please Contact Us.

Barrel Spring would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.

The location of Barrel Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Barrel Spring: Barrel Spg. (or less commonly used: Barrel Spng. or Barrel Sprng.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Barrel Spring is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Barrel Spring is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Barrel Spring was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Barrel Spring once stood is in the (775) area code.

Communities near Barrel Spring ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Barrel Spring.

• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Silver Peak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Nivloc ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
  • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
• Tonopah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Goldfield
  (25 miles [40.2 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>
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral 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 Barrel Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrel Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrel Spring. 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 Barrel Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrel Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Barrel Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/