Welcome to Broken Hills ...
So far, we found very little information about Broken Hills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Broken Hills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Broken Hills, please Contact Us.
Broken Hills would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
Broken Hills was established in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Broken Hills is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Broken Hills is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Broken Hills was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Broken Hills would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Broken Hills ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Broken Hills.
- Gabbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbs
- Gabbs is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabbs <4>
- Lodi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Green Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Eastgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Goldyke ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
- Goldyke is located in Nye County
- Ione ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Sand Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
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 Broken Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broken Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broken Hills. 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 Broken Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Broken Hills.
Adding Broken Hills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Broken Hills 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 Broken Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Broken Hills post office opened in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Broken Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Broken Hills, 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 Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broken Hills - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |