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Welcome to Lower Gold Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Lower Gold Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lower Gold Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Gold Hill, please Contact Us.


Lower Gold Hill would have been located within present day Storey County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lower Gold Hill is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lower Gold Hill is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Lower Gold Hill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Lower Gold Hill was located: 775

Communities near Lower Gold Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower Gold Hill.

  • Reno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
  • Sparks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Carson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flowery City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
  • Mound House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carson Rapids City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Empire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • New Washoe City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

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 Lower Gold Hill, 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 Storey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower Gold Hill - 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.