Welcome to Sulfur ...

Sulfur is located in Lyon County<1>.

The location of Sulfur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Sulfur is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sulfur is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sulfur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sulfur: (775)

Communities near Sulfur ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sulfur.

• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Wellington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Walker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Smith
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <4>
• Belfort ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
  • Belfort is located in Mono County (CA)
• Coleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
  • Coleville is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleville <4>
• Topaz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
  • Topaz is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <4>
• Wichman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
  • Wichman is located in Lyon County
• Topaz Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
• Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chemung Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Mine
  • Chemung Mine is located in Mono County (CA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulfur ...

Looking for more information about Sulfur? 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 Sulfur, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sulfur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulfur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/