Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Elko County<1>.

Point of Rocks is 6,560 feet [1,999 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Point of Rocks is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Point of Rocks: 775

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Point of Rocks: This one is located in Elko County and the other is located in Nye County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Point of Rocks.

• Mountain City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain City is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
• Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rio Tinto is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Tinto
• Bruno City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bruno City is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
• Jarbidge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jarbidge is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <3>
• Owyhee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Owyhee is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owyhee <3>
• Deep Creek ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Anderson ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornucopia is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Point of Rocks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point of Rocks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point of Rocks.