Welcome to Nyala ...
So far, we found very little information about Nyala. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nyala to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nyala, please Contact Us.
Nyala would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Nyala has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nyala, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nyala is 4,810 feet [1,466 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Nyala is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Nyala was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Nyala ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nyala.
- Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Adaven ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Troy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Heizert City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizert City
- Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
- Lockes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Reveille Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reveille Mill
- Reveille Mill is located in Nye County
- Old Reveille ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Reveille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reveille
- Old Reveille is located in Nye County
- Reveille ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reveille
- Reveille is located in Nye County
- New Reveille ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Reveille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reveille
- New Reveille is located in Nye County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nyala. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nyala.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nyala. 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 Nyala.
Adding Nyala to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nyala 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 Nyala was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Nyala post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nyala.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
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 Nyala, 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 Nye, 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 Nyala - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |