Welcome to Betty O'Neal ...
So far, we found very little information about Betty O'Neal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Betty O'Neal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Betty O'Neal, please Contact Us.
Betty O'Neal would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
Betty O'Neal was founded in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Betty O'Neal is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Betty O'Neal is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Betty O'Neal was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Betty O'Neal was located: 775
Communities near Betty O'Neal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Betty O'Neal.
- Battle Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lander ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lander is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Tenabo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Crescent Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argenta is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kampos is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
- Beowawe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shoshone is located in Eureka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Shoshone has also been known as:
- Shoshone Point
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 Betty O'Neal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Betty O'Neal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Betty O'Neal. 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 Betty O'Neal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Betty O'Neal. See our Newspapers Page for Betty O'Neal.
Adding Betty O'Neal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Betty O'Neal 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 (so far) for Betty O'Neal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Betty O'Neal post office opened in 1925. The Betty O'Neal post office closed in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Betty O'Neal.
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 Betty O'Neal, 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 Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Betty O'Neal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |