Welcome to Saint Clair Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Saint Clair Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Saint Clair Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Clair Station, please Contact Us.
Saint Clair Station would have been located within present day Churchill County<2>.
Saint Clair Station was founded in 1865.
A typical abbreviation for Saint Clair Station: St. Clair Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Saint Clair Station is 3,970 feet [1,210 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Saint Clair Station is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Saint Clair Station was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Saint Clair Station was located: 775
Communities near Saint Clair Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Clair Station.
- Fallon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Island City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Diatom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Diatom is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
- Nevada City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nevada City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Hazen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Salt Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Stillwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
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 Saint Clair Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Clair Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Clair Station. 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 Saint Clair Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clair Station. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Clair Station.
Adding Saint Clair Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint Clair Station 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 (so far) for Saint Clair Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Saint Clair Station post office opened in 1865. The Saint Clair Station post office closed in 1869.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Clair Station.
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 Saint Clair Station, 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 Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Clair Station - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |