Welcome to Churchill ...So far, we found very little information about Churchill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Churchill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Churchill, please Contact Us. Churchill would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>. When the people of Churchill referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Churchillian<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Churchill is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Churchill is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Churchill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Churchill was located: 775 Communities Also Named Churchill ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Churchill - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Montana, Ohio, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Churchill. Communities near Churchill ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Churchill.
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 Churchill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Churchill. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Churchill. 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 Churchill. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Churchill. See our Newspapers Page for Churchill. Adding Churchill to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Churchill 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 Churchill was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908). For more details, see References and Mentions for Churchill. Footnotes ...
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