Welcome to Starr ...
So far, we found very little information about Starr. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Starr to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starr, please Contact Us.
Starr would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Starr has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Starr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Starr is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Starr is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Starr was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Starr once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Starr ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Starr - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starr.
Communities near Starr ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starr.
- Lander ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Tenabo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Battle Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Crescent Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <5>
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Beowawe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
- Beowawe is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <5>
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Cortez ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Cortez is located in Lander County
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 Starr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starr.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starr. 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 Starr.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starr. See our Newspapers Page for Starr.
Adding Starr to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Starr 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 Starr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Starr post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Starr.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: 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 Starr, 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 Lander, 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 Starr - 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/ |