Welcome to Rand ...
So far, we found very little information about Rand. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rand to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rand, please Contact Us.
Rand would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.
The location of Rand has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rand is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Rand is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rand was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Rand would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Rand ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Rand - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Michigan, New Hampshire, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rand.
Communities near Rand ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Rand.
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Schurz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
- Schurz is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <5>
- Babbitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
- Wichman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
- Kinkaid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Yerington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
- Yerington is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <5>
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 Rand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rand.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rand. 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 Rand.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rand. See our Newspapers Page for Rand.
Adding Rand to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rand in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rand was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rand post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rand.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Rand, 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 Mineral, 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 Rand - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |