Welcome to Elaine ...

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

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

Elaine would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

Elaine was founded in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elaine is 5,660 feet [1,725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elaine is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Elaine was located: 775

Communities Also Named Elaine ...

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

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

Communities near Elaine ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Elaine.

Spruce ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Elko County
Hogan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Hogan is located in Elko County
- Hogan has also been known as:
- Hogen
Sprucemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprucemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
Wood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
Shafter ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shafter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Shafter is located in Elko County
Oasis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <5>
Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
Holborn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
- Holborn is located in Elko 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 Elaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elaine.

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

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

Adding Elaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elaine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Elaine post office opened in 1880.

We also found Elaine on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elaine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

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 Elaine, 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 Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/