Welcome to Talapoosa ...

Talapoosa is located in Lyon County<1>.

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

Talapoosa is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Talapoosa is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Talapoosa: (775)

Communities near Talapoosa ...

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

• Fernley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
  • Fernley is located in Lyon County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <4>
• Silver Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
• Stagecoach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
• Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
• Lahontan City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
  • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
• Thisby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
  • Thisby is located in Storey County
• Wadsworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
• Clark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Storey County
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Darwin is located in Lyon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talapoosa ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talapoosa. 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/