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Welcome to Bridge House ...

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

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


Bridge House would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bridge House is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bridge House is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Bridge House was located: 775

Communities Also Named Bridge House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bridge House - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Bridge House ...

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

  • Carson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Lake Tahoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walleys Hot Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Minden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gardnerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kingsbury Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
  • Summit Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Kingsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury

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

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

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

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 Bridge House, 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridge House - 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.