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Welcome to Coyote ...

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

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


Coyote would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coyote is 5,220 feet [1,591 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Coyote is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Coyote was located: 775

Communities Also Named Coyote ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Coyote - they are located in California, Kansas (4), New Mexico (3) and Oregon.

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

Communities near Coyote ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Coyote.

  • Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
  • Mendha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mendha is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendha
  • Pioche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Prince ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Prince is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
  • Bullionville ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  • Panaca
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

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