Welcome to Fay ...
So far, we found very little information about Fay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fay, please Contact Us.
Fay would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Fay, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Fay was founded in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fay is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Fay is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fay was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Fay once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Fay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Fay - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fay.
Communities near Fay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fay.
- Stateline ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Desert Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
- Desert Springs is located in Iron County (UT)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Iron County (UT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modena <5>
- Uvada ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Crestline ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Lincoln County
- Yale Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Crossing
- Yale Crossing is located in Iron County (UT)
- Bullionville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullionville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
- Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
- Panaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panaca
- Panaca is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panaca <5>
- Pioche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioche
- Pioche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioche <5>
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 Fay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fay. 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 Fay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fay. See our Newspapers Page for Fay.
Adding Fay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fay 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 Fay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Fay post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Fay, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |