Welcome to Carrara ...
So far, we found very little information about Carrara. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carrara to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carrara, please Contact Us.
Carrara would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Carrara was founded in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carrara is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Carrara is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Carrara was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Carrara would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Carrara ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrara.
- Beatty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Beatty is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <4>
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
- Rhyolite is located in Nye County
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Leadfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadfield
- Leadfield is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Amargosa Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
- Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <4>
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
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 Carrara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrara.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrara. See our Newspapers Page for Carrara.
Adding Carrara to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carrara 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 for Carrara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Carrara post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrara.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
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 Carrara, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrara - 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/ |