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)
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <3>
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
• Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
• Schurz
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Schurz is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <3>
• Silver Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <3>
• Stagecoach
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
• Lahontan City ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
• Diatom
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Diatom is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
• Smith
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <3>

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 (so far) 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.