Welcome to Sanborn ...
So far, we found very little information about Sanborn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sanborn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sanborn, please Contact Us.
Sanborn would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanborn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sanborn is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sanborn is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sanborn was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Sanborn was located: 775
Communities Also Named Sanborn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Sanborn: This one is located in Pershing County and the other is located in Humboldt County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 17 communities that are also named Sanborn - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanborn.
Communities near Sanborn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanborn.
- Lovelock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Zola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Star City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Toulon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
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 Sanborn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanborn.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanborn. See our Newspapers Page for Sanborn.
Adding Sanborn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanborn 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 Sanborn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sanborn post office opened in 1890. The Sanborn post office closed in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanborn.
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 Sanborn, 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 Sanborn - 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/ |