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)
- Allred is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Duckwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Lockes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Preston ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Lund
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 (so far) for Currant was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Currant.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |