Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Secret in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Secret. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Secret listed first.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lamoille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <3>
- Fair Play ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Halleck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Deeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <3>
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Tulasco ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Wells
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
- Osino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Sprucemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Elko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Secret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |