Welcome to Kaolin ...
So far, we found very little information about Kaolin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kaolin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kaolin, please Contact Us.
Kaolin would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
Kaolin was founded in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kaolin is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Kaolin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Kaolin and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The Area Codes where Kaolin was located: 702 & 725<4>
Communities Also Named Kaolin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kaolin - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kaolin.
Communities near Kaolin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaolin.
- Simonsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Simonsville is located in Clark County
- Simonsville has also been known as:
- Simonville
- Moapa Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Valley
- Moapa Valley is located in Clark County
- Logandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logandale
- Logandale is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logandale <6>
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Clark County
- Amber ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Clark County
- Moapa Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moapa Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Town
- Moapa Town is located in Clark County
- Moapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa
- Moapa is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moapa <6>
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Clark County
- Gold Butte ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Butte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Butte
- Gold Butte is located in Clark 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 Kaolin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaolin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaolin. 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 Kaolin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaolin. See our Newspapers Page for Kaolin.
Adding Kaolin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kaolin 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 Kaolin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Kaolin post office opened in 1914.
We also found Kaolin in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaolin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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 Kaolin, 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 Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kaolin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Kaolin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Kaolin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |