Welcome to Five Mile House ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Mile House. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Mile House to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Mile House, please Contact Us.
Five Mile House would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Five Mile House is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Five Mile House is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Five Mile House was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Five Mile House was located: 775
Communities near Five Mile House ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Mile House.
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Washoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
- Sparks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Washoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Carson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
- Steamboat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Flowery City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- American City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Storey County
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for American Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Carson Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon 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 Five Mile House. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Mile House.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Mile House. 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 Five Mile House.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Mile House. See our Newspapers Page for Five Mile House.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
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 Five Mile House, 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 Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Mile House - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |