Welcome to Ralston ...

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

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

Ralston would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ralston is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ralston is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Ralston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Ralston - they are located in Alberta, California, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ralston ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Ralston.

• Goldfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
• Gold Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Scottys Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye County
• Lida
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lida
  • Lida is located in Esmeralda County
  • Lida has also been known as:
  • Alida Valley
  • Alida
  • Lida Valley
• Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Claire
  • Bonnie Claire is located in Nye County
• Carrs Camp ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs Camp
  • Carrs Camp is located in Nye County
• Silver Peak
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda 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 Ralston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ralston.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/