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Welcome to Big Trees ...

Big Trees is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Big Trees is 7,680 feet [2,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Trees is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Big Trees lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Big Trees: 775

Communities Also Named Big Trees ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Trees.

Communities near Big Trees ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Trees.

  • Caliente
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mendha ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendha is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendha
  • Prince ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Prince is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
  • Pioche
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bullionville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  • Panaca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
  • Yoacham ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Yoacham is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
  • Spring Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge

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 Big Trees. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Trees.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Trees ...

Looking for more information about Big Trees? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Trees, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Trees.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Trees - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.