Welcome to O'Neil ...
So far, we found very little information about O'Neil. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added O'Neil to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with O'Neil, please Contact Us.
O'Neil would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of O'Neil has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
O'Neil was founded in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for O'Neil is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of O'Neil is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where O'Neil was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from O'Neil, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where O'Neil once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named O'Neil ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named O'Neil - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Neil.
Communities near O'Neil ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Neil.
- Henry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Contact ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Contact is located in Elko County
- San Jacinto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- San Jacinto is located in Elko County
- Shores ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Three Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creek
- Three Creek is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Afton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Delaplain ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Jackpot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
- Jackpot is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <5>
- Jarbidge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
- Jarbidge is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <5>
- Idavada ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idavada
- Idavada is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
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 O'Neil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Neil.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of O'Neil. 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 O'Neil.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around O'Neil. See our Newspapers Page for O'Neil.
Adding O'Neil to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of O'Neil 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 O'Neil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the O'Neil post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Neil.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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 O'Neil, 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 Elko, 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 O'Neil - 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/ |