Welcome to Black Forest ...
So far, we found very little information about Black Forest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Black Forest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Forest, please Contact Us.
Black Forest would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Black Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Black Forest was founded in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for Black Forest: Black Frst.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Black Forest is 8,320 feet [2,536 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Black Forest is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Black Forest was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Black Forest still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Black Forest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Black Forest - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Forest.
Communities near Black Forest ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Black Forest.
- Hogan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Spruce ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Currie is located in Elko County
- Wood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Goshute ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Shafter ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Black Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Forest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Forest. 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 Black Forest.
Adding Black Forest to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Black Forest 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 for Black Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Black Forest post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Forest.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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 Black Forest, 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 Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |