Welcome to Currant ...
So far, we found very little information about Currant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Currant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Currant, please Contact Us.
Currant would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Currant was established in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Currant is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Currant is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Currant was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Currant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Currant.
- Allred ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gold Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Duckwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Lockes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Preston ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in White Pine County
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Lund
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lund <6>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Nye 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 Currant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Currant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Currant. 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 Currant.
Adding Currant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Currant 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 for Currant was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Currant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
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 Currant, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Currant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |