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Welcome to Lux ...

Lux is located in Lyon County<1>.

Lux is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lux is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lux: 775

Communities Also Named Lux ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lux - they are located in Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Lux ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lux.

  • Yerington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Davis Station ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
    • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Schurz
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Stagecoach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
  • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
    • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
  • Copper Run ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
    • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
  • Diatom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
    • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Smith
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lux ...

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

Adding Lux to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lux 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 Lux was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lux.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lux - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.