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Welcome to Pavlak ...

So far, we found very little information about Pavlak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pavlak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pavlak, please Contact Us.

Pavlak would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

Pavlak was founded in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pavlak is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pavlak is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Pavlak was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Pavlak and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Pavlak was located: 775

Communities near Pavlak ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Pavlak.

  • Bruno City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruno City is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
  • Three Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Creek is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creek
  • Mountain City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rio Tinto is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Tinto
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton has also been known as:
    • Taber City

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

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

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

Adding Pavlak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pavlak 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 (so far) for Pavlak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pavlak post office opened in 1915. The Pavlak post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pavlak.

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 Pavlak, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Pavlak - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/