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Welcome to Rawhide ...

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

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


Rawhide would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.


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


Rawhide was established in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rawhide is 5,080 feet [1,548 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rawhide is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Rawhide once stood is in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Rawhide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rawhide - they are located in California (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Nebraska and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rawhide ...

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

  • Sand Springs ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
  • Broken Hills ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
    • Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
  • Schurz
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Gabbs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Wells
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
    • Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
  • Lodi ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Nye County
  • Copper Run ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
    • Copper Run is located in Mineral 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 Rawhide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawhide.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawhide. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rawhide.

Adding Rawhide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawhide 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 Rawhide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rawhide post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawhide.

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 Rawhide, 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 Rawhide - 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/









 

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