Welcome to Formanville ...
So far, we found very little information about Formanville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Formanville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Formanville, please Contact Us.
Formanville would have been located within present day Storey County<2>.
Formanville was founded in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Formanville is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Formanville is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Formanville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Formanville was located: 775
Communities near Formanville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Formanville.
- Reno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Rapids City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mound House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Empire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
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 Formanville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Formanville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Formanville. 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 Formanville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Formanville. See our Newspapers Page for Formanville.
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 Formanville, 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 Storey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Formanville - 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. |