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Welcome to Pyramid ...

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

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


Pyramid would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.


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


Pyramid was founded in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pyramid is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Pyramid is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Pyramid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pyramid - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Pyramid ...

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

  • Sutcliffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
    • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Washoe County
  • Nixon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
    • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
  • Spanish Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
    • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
  • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
    • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
  • Lemmon Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
    • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Sun Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Clark
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Storey 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 Pyramid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pyramid.

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

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

Adding Pyramid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pyramid in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pyramid was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pyramid.

The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.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 Pyramid, 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 Washoe, 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 Pyramid - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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