Welcome to Lida ...

Lida is located in Esmeralda County<1>.

Lida was established in 1872.

Lida is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lida is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Lida: (775)

The community of Lida has also been called Alida Valley. and Alida (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Lida, see The Names of Lida on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Lida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lida - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Lida ...

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

• Gold Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Crater ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crater
  • Crater is located in Inyo County (CA)
• Silver Peak
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Goldfield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <3>
• Nivloc ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
  • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Claire
  • Bonnie Claire is located in Nye County
• Scottys Junction
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye County
• Deep Springs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Deep Springs is located in Inyo County (CA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lida ...

Looking for more information about Lida? 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 Lida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lida.

Adding Lida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lida 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 for Lida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lida post office opened in 1873.

We also found Lida in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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