Welcome to Sheepshead ...
Sheepshead is located in Washoe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheepshead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Sheepshead is 3,900 feet [1,189 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sheepshead is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sheepshead lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sheepshead: 775
Communities Also Named Sheepshead ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sheepshead - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheepshead.
Communities near Sheepshead ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheepshead.
- Wendel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendel
- Wendel is located in Lassen County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendel <3>
- Calneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Deep Hole ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Karlo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
- Gerlach - Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach - Empire
- Gerlach - Empire is located in Washoe County
- Gerlach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach
- Gerlach is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlach <3>
- Herlong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong
- Herlong is located in Lassen County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herlong <3>
- Patton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Patton Village is located in Lassen County (CA)
- Litchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Lassen County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
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 Sheepshead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheepshead.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheepshead. 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 Sheepshead.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheepshead. See our Newspapers Page for Sheepshead.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheepshead ...
Looking for more information about Sheepshead? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sheepshead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheepshead.
Adding Sheepshead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sheepshead 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 Sheepshead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Sheepshead post office opened in 1879.
We also found Sheepshead in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheepshead.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheepshead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheepshead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |