Welcome to Jackrabbit ...

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

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

Jackrabbit would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

Jackrabbit was founded in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jackrabbit is 6,360 feet [1,939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jackrabbit is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Jackrabbit was located: 775

Communities Also Named Jackrabbit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jackrabbit - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Jackrabbit ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Jackrabbit.

• Mendha ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendha
  • Mendha is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mendha
  • From Jackrabbit to Mendha
• Pioche
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioche
  • Pioche is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioche <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pioche
  • From Jackrabbit to Pioche
• Prince ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
  • Prince is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prince
  • From Jackrabbit to Prince
• Bullionville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bullionville
  • From Jackrabbit to Bullionville
• Spring Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spring Valley
  • From Jackrabbit to Spring Valley
• Panaca
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panaca
  • Panaca is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panaca <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Panaca
  • From Jackrabbit to Panaca
• Atlanta ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atlanta
  • From Jackrabbit to Atlanta
• Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
  • Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deer Lodge
  • From Jackrabbit to Deer Lodge
• Yoacham ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoacham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
  • Yoacham is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

Adding Jackrabbit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jackrabbit 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 Jackrabbit was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jackrabbit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

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