Welcome to Gweenah ...
So far, we found very little information about Gweenah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gweenah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gweenah, please Contact Us.
Gweenah would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gweenah is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gweenah is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gweenah was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Gweenah was located: 775
Communities near Gweenah ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Gweenah.
- Amador ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amador is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canon City is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lander City is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
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 Gweenah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gweenah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gweenah. 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 Gweenah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gweenah. See our Newspapers Page for Gweenah.
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 Gweenah, 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 Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gweenah - 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. |