Welcome to Lucky Boy ...
So far, we found very little information about Lucky Boy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lucky Boy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lucky Boy, please Contact Us.
Lucky Boy would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
The location of Lucky Boy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Lucky Boy was founded in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lucky Boy is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lucky Boy is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lucky Boy was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lucky Boy would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Lucky Boy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lucky Boy.
- Babbitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Aurora ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Mineral County
- Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Del Monte ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Wichman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Kinkaid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Marietta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Mineral County
- Bodie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
- Bodie is located in Mono County (CA)
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono 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 Lucky Boy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucky Boy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lucky Boy. 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 Lucky Boy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucky Boy. See our Newspapers Page for Lucky Boy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Lucky Boy, 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 Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucky Boy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |