Welcome to Palisade ...
So far, we found very little information about Palisade. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Palisade to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Palisade, please Contact Us.
Palisade would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Palisade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Palisade is 4,850 feet [1,478 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Palisade is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Palisade was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Palisade would have been located in the (775) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Palisade was originally named Palisades. For more information about the names of Palisade, see The Names of Palisade on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Palisade ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Palisade - they are located in Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palisade.
Communities near Palisade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palisade.
- Carlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
- Carlin is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <4>
- Barth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Primeaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
- Primeaux is located in Eureka County
- Harney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Harney is located in Eureka County
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Beowawe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
- Beowawe is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <4>
- Moleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hunter ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Shoshone ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Crescent Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <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 Palisade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palisade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palisade. 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 Palisade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palisade. See our Newspapers Page for Palisade.
Adding Palisade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Palisade 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 Palisade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Palisade post office opened in 1870.
We also found Palisade on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Palisade.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Palisade, 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 Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palisade - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |