Welcome to Sprucemont ...
Sprucemont is located in Elko County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sprucemont, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sprucemont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Sprucemont is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sprucemont is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sprucemont lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sprucemont is located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Sprucemont ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Sprucemont.
- Hogan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Currie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Currie is located in Elko County
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Wood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Goshute ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Shafter ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Sprucemont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sprucemont.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sprucemont. 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 Sprucemont.
Adding Sprucemont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sprucemont 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 for Sprucemont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sprucemont post office opened in 1886.
We also found Sprucemont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sprucemont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sprucemont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sprucemont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |