Welcome to Divide ...

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

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

Divide would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.

The location of Divide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Divide is 5,770 feet [1,759 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Divide is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

If Divide still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Divide ...

While we believe that this Divide is located in Esmeralda County, we know of another 2 Nevada communities named Divide. Those communities are located in the following counties: Elko and Storey County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Divide ...

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

• Tonopah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
  • Tonopah is located in Nye County
  • Former name for Tonopah:
  • Butler City
  • Tonopah has also been known as:
  • New Belmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
• Goldfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
• Hannapah ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannapah
  • Hannapah is located in Nye County
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Silver Peak
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/