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Welcome to Cosgrave ...

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

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


Cosgrave would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cosgrave, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cosgrave is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cosgrave is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Cosgrave was located: 775

Communities near Cosgrave ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cosgrave.

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

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

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

Adding Cosgrave to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cosgrave 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 Cosgrave was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cosgrave.

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 Cosgrave, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cosgrave - 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.