Welcome to Clinton ...

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

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

Clinton would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

The location of Clinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Clinton was founded in 1864.

When the people of Clinton referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Clintonian<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clinton is 7,250 feet [2,210 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Clinton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Clinton would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Clinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Clinton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clinton ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Clinton.

Canon City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
Canyon City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <6>
Lander City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
Victorine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County

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

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

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

Adding Clinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clinton 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 Clinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clinton post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Clinton, 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 Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Clinton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Clinton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/