Welcome to Secret ...
So far, we found very little information about Secret. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Secret to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Secret, please Contact Us.
Secret would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Secret has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Secret was founded in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Secret is 6,390 feet [1,948 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Secret is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Secret was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Secret still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Secret ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Secret.
- Wood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- 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 <5>
- Coin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Metropolis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Elko County
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 Secret. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secret.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Secret. 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 Secret.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Secret. See our Newspapers Page for Secret.
Adding Secret to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Secret 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 for Secret was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Secret post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Secret.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, 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 Secret - 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/ |