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Welcome to Keystone ...

Keystone is located in White Pine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keystone, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1924.

Keystone is 6,720 feet [2,048 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Keystone is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Keystone lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Keystone: 775

Communities Also Named Keystone ...

While we believe that this Keystone is located in White Pine County, we know of another 3 Nevada communities named Keystone. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Eureka and Nye County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 44 communities that are also named Keystone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware, Florida, Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington (3), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Keystone ...

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

  • Ely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
  • Calumet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Calumet is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • East Ely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McGill Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
  • Adverse ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Adverse is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
  • McGill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
  • Steptoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Steptoe is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Illipah ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Illipah is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
  • Taylor ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keystone ...

Looking for more information about Keystone? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Keystone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keystone.

Adding Keystone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keystone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Keystone was on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keystone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keystone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.