Welcome to Lima ...
So far, we found very little information about Lima. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lima to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lima, please Contact Us.
Lima would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
Lima was founded in 1865.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lima is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lima is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lima was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Lima was located: 775
Communities Also Named Lima ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Lima - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lima.
Communities near Lima ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lima.
- Lovelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Colado ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Star City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt House
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Imlay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
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 Lima. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lima.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lima. See our Newspapers Page for Lima.
Adding Lima to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lima 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 (so far) for Lima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lima post office opened in 1866. The Lima post office closed in 1867.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lima.
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 Lima, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lima - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |