Welcome to Lower Rochester ...
Lower Rochester is located in Pershing County<1>.
The location of Lower Rochester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Lower Rochester is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lower Rochester is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Lower Rochester lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lower Rochester is located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Lower Rochester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower Rochester.
- Lovelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Lovelock is located in Pershing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelock <4>
- Zola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Torreytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Colado ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Unionville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Star City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Imlay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
- Imlay is located in Pershing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <4>
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 Lower Rochester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Rochester.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Rochester. See our Newspapers Page for Lower Rochester.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Rochester ...
Looking for more information about Lower Rochester? 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 Lower Rochester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lower Rochester.
Adding Lower Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lower Rochester 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 Lower Rochester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lower Rochester post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Rochester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lower Rochester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower Rochester - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |