Welcome to Nordyke ...

Nordyke is located in Lyon County<1>.

The location of Nordyke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nordyke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Nordyke is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Nordyke is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Nordyke: (775)

Communities near Nordyke ...

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

• Yerington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <4>
• Smith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <4>
• Wellington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
• Wabuska
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
• Schurz
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
  • Schurz is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <4>
• Topaz Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
• Wichman
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
  • Wichman is located in Lyon County
• Topaz
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
  • Topaz is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nordyke ...

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

Adding Nordyke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nordyke 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 Nordyke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nordyke post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nordyke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nordyke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/