Welcome to Shoshone (aka 'Shoshone Point') ...So far, we found very little information about Shoshone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Shoshone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shoshone, please Contact Us. Shoshone would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoshone, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. While the community is gone, the present day location for Shoshone is 4,630 feet [1,411 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Shoshone is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Shoshone was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Shoshone was located: 775 The community of Shoshone has also been called Shoshone Point. Communities Also Named Shoshone ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Shoshone: This one is located in Eureka County and the other is located in White Pine County. Beyond Nevada, there are 4 communities that are also named Shoshone - they are located in California, Colorado and Idaho. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shoshone. Communities near Shoshone ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shoshone.
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 Shoshone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoshone. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shoshone. 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 Shoshone. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoshone. See our Newspapers Page for Shoshone. Adding Shoshone to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shoshone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shoshone was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoshone. Footnotes ...
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