Welcome to Pritchards Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Pritchards Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pritchards Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pritchards Station, please Contact Us.
Pritchards Station would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Pritchards Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Pritchards Station: Pritchards Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pritchards Station for more information about variations on the name of Pritchards Station.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pritchards Station is 6,530 feet [1,990 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Pritchards Station is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Pritchards Station was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Pritchards Station ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Pritchards Station.
- Lower Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Nye County
- Stargo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Upper Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
- Upper Town is located in Nye County
- Duckwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Lockes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Tybo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybo
- Tybo is located in Nye County
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 Pritchards Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pritchards Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pritchards Station. 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 Pritchards Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pritchards Station. See our Newspapers Page for Pritchards Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
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 Pritchards Station, 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 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 Pritchards Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |