Welcome to Nightingale ...
So far, we found very little information about Nightingale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nightingale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nightingale, please Contact Us.
Nightingale would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
Nightingale was founded in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nightingale is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Nightingale is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Nightingale was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Nightingale once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Nightingale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nightingale - they are located in Alberta, California and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nightingale.
Communities near Nightingale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nightingale.
- Nixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <4>
- Jessup ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Sutcliffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
- Huxley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley is located in Churchill County
- Olinghouse ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
- Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
- Cressid ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Fernley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
- Fernley is located in Lyon County
- Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <4>
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon 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 Nightingale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nightingale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nightingale. 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 Nightingale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nightingale. See our Newspapers Page for Nightingale.
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 Nightingale, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nightingale - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |