Welcome to Lander City ...
So far, we found very little information about Lander City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lander City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lander City, please Contact Us.
Lander City would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lander City is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lander City is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lander City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Lander City was located: 775
Communities Also Named Lander City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Lander City: This one is located in Lander County and the other is located in Pershing County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lander City.
Communities near Lander City ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Lander City.
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canon City is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Amador ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amador is located in Lander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir has also been known as:
- Toiyabe - City
- Twin River
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 Lander City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lander City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lander City. 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 Lander City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lander City. See our Newspapers Page for Lander City.
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 Lander City, 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 Lander City - 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. |