Welcome to Fort Churchill ...

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

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

Fort Churchill would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.

Fort Churchill was founded in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Churchill: Ft. Churchill

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

The Area Code where Fort Churchill was located: 775

Communities Also Named Fort Churchill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Churchill - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Fort Churchill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Churchill.

• Stagecoach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stagecoach
  • From Fort Churchill to Stagecoach
• Silver Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver Springs
  • From Fort Churchill to Silver Springs
• Wabuska
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wabuska
  • From Fort Churchill to Wabuska
• Carson Rapids City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
  • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
• Lahontan City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
  • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lahontan City
  • From Fort Churchill to Lahontan City
• Sutro ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sutro
  • From Fort Churchill to Sutro
• Dayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dayton
  • From Fort Churchill to Dayton
• Flowery City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
  • Flowery City is located in Storey County
• Diatom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
  • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Diatom
  • From Fort Churchill to Diatom
• Johntown ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Johntown is located in Lyon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johntown
  • From Fort Churchill to Johntown

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 Fort Churchill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Churchill.

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

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

Adding Fort Churchill to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fort Churchill was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

We also found Fort Churchill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Churchill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/