Welcome to Fluorine ...
So far, we found very little information about Fluorine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fluorine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fluorine, please Contact Us.
Fluorine would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Fluorine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Fluorine was founded in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fluorine is 4,270 feet [1,301 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Fluorine is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fluorine was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Fluorine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fluorine - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fluorine.
Communities near Fluorine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fluorine.
- Carrara ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
- Carrara is located in Nye County
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
- Rhyolite is located in Nye County
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Leadfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadfield
- Leadfield is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Amargosa Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
- Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <5>
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Carrs Camp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs Camp
- Carrs Camp is located in Nye 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 Fluorine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fluorine.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fluorine. See our Newspapers Page for Fluorine.
Adding Fluorine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fluorine 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 Fluorine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fluorine post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fluorine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.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 Fluorine, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fluorine - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |