Welcome to Idlewild ...
So far, we found very little information about Idlewild. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Idlewild to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Idlewild, please Contact Us.
Idlewild would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Idlewild is 6,990 feet [2,131 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Idlewild is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Idlewild was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Idlewild ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Idlewild - they are located in California (3), Colorado, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Idlewild.
Communities near Idlewild ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Idlewild.
- Gabbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ione ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Lodi ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir has also been known as:
- Toiyabe - City
- Twin River
- Broken Hills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
- Goldyke ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goldyke is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
- Eastgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastgate is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate
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 Idlewild. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Idlewild.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Idlewild. 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 Idlewild.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewild. See our Newspapers Page for Idlewild.
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 Idlewild, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Idlewild - 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. |