Welcome to Bracken ...

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

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

Bracken would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bracken is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bracken is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Bracken and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The Area Codes where Bracken was located: 702 & 725<4>

Communities Also Named Bracken ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bracken - they are located in Indiana, Missouri, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Bracken ...

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

Las Vegas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Las Vegas is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 662,368 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Las Vegas
- From Bracken to Las Vegas
Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 329,172 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henderson
- From Bracken to Henderson
North Las Vegas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Las Vegas is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 260,098 people
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- From your current location to North Las Vegas
- From Bracken to North Las Vegas
Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
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- From Bracken to Winchester
Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Clark County
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- From your current location to Arden
- From Bracken to Arden
Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Clark County
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Hoover City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover City is located in Clark County
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Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Clark County
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Summerlin South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summerlin South is located in Clark County
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- From your current location to Summerlin South
- From Bracken to Summerlin South
Bard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bard is located in Clark County
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- From your current location to Bard
- From Bracken to Bard

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

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

Adding Bracken to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bracken in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bracken was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bracken.

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 Bracken, 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 Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bracken - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Bracken area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Bracken area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.