Welcome to Poker Brown (aka 'Poker Brown Camp') ...
So far, we found very little information about Poker Brown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Poker Brown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poker Brown, please Contact Us.
Poker Brown would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
Poker Brown was founded in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Poker Brown is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Poker Brown is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Poker Brown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Poker Brown was located: 775
The community of Poker Brown has also been called Poker Brown Camp.
Communities near Poker Brown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poker Brown.
- Humboldt House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Zola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Star City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Imlay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Placerites ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Placerites is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerites
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lander City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Seven Troughs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Troughs is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Troughs
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 Poker Brown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poker Brown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poker Brown. 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 Poker Brown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poker Brown. See our Newspapers Page for Poker Brown.
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 Poker Brown, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poker Brown - 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. |