Welcome to Deep Wells (aka 'Deep Well') ...

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

We've added Deep Wells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Deep Wells - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Deep Wells, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Deep Wells <3>, we believe that it would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep Wells, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Deep Wells: Deep Wls.

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

Deep Wells would have been located in the (775) area code.

The community of Deep Wells has also been called Deep Well.

Communities Also Named Deep Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Deep Wells: This one is located in Eureka County and the other is located in Elko County.

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

Adding Deep Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Deep Wells was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deep Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: 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 Deep Wells, 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 Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	Deep Wells is also known as Deep Well. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Deep Wells.