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Welcome to Stargo ...

So far, we found very little information about Stargo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stargo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stargo, please Contact Us.


Stargo would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stargo is 8,190 feet [2,496 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Stargo is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Stargo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Stargo was located: 775

Communities Also Named Stargo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stargo - it's located in Arizona.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stargo.

Communities near Stargo ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Stargo.

  • Learville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Upper Town ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Upper Town is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
  • Jefferson ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Town ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lower Town is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town

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 Stargo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stargo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stargo. 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 Stargo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stargo. See our Newspapers Page for Stargo.

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 Stargo, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stargo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.