Welcome to Penelas ...
So far, we found very little information about Penelas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Penelas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Penelas, please Contact Us.
Penelas would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Penelas is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Penelas is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Penelas was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Penelas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penelas.
- Gabbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Ione ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Broken Hills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Eastgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eastgate is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate
- Goldyke ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goldyke is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir has also been known as:
- Toiyabe - City
- Twin River
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 Penelas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penelas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penelas. 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 Penelas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penelas. See our Newspapers Page for Penelas.
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 Penelas, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Penelas - 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. |