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Welcome to Pedro ...

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

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


Pedro would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.


The location of Pedro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


Pedro was founded in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pedro is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Pedro is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Pedro would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Pedro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pedro - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pedro.

Communities near Pedro ...

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

  • Victorine ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
    • Victorine is located in Nye County
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Lander County
  • Canyon City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Canyon City is located in Lander County
  • Lander City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
    • Lander City is located in Lander County
  • Ophir ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Nye County
    • Ophir has also been known as:
    • Toiyabe - City
    • Twin River
  • Canon City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
    • Canon City is located in Lander County
  • Ione ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Nye County
  • Jacobsville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Jacobsville is located in Lander County
  • Austin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Lander County

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

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

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

Adding Pedro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pedro 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 Pedro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pedro post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pedro.

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 Pedro, 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 Lander, 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 Pedro - 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/









 

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