Welcome to Rochester Heights ...
So far, we found very little information about Rochester Heights. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rochester Heights to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rochester Heights, please Contact Us.
Rochester Heights would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Rochester Heights: Rochester Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rochester Heights is 6,670 feet [2,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rochester Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rochester Heights was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Rochester Heights was located: 775
Communities Also Named Rochester Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rochester Heights - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rochester Heights.
Communities near Rochester Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rochester Heights.
- Lovelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Colado ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Star City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Imlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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 Rochester Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rochester Heights.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rochester Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Rochester Heights.
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 Rochester Heights, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rochester Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |