Welcome to Copper Basin ...
So far, we found very little information about Copper Basin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Copper Basin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Copper Basin, please Contact Us.
Copper Basin would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
Copper Basin was founded in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Copper Basin is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Copper Basin is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Copper Basin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Copper Basin was located: 775
Communities Also Named Copper Basin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Copper Basin - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copper Basin.
Communities near Copper Basin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copper Basin.
- Battle Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Valmy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Argenta is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kampos is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
- Herrin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
- Lander ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lander is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shoshone is located in Eureka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Shoshone has also been known as:
- Shoshone Point
- Crescent Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tenabo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
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 Copper Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copper Basin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copper Basin. 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 Copper Basin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper Basin. See our Newspapers Page for Copper Basin.
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 Copper Basin, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Copper Basin - 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. |