Welcome to Maestretti ...
So far, we found very little information about Maestretti. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maestretti to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maestretti, please Contact Us.
Maestretti would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Maestretti has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Maestretti was founded in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Maestretti is 6,550 feet [1,996 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Maestretti is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Maestretti was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Maestretti would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Maestretti ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maestretti.
- Eastgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Lander City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Broken Hills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
- Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
- Ione ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Nye County
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 Maestretti. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maestretti.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maestretti. 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 Maestretti.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maestretti. See our Newspapers Page for Maestretti.
Adding Maestretti to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maestretti in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maestretti was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Maestretti post office opened in 1904.
We also found Maestretti on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maestretti.
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 Maestretti, 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 Lander, 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 Maestretti - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |