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Welcome to Talapoosa ...

Talapoosa is located in Lyon County<1>.

Talapoosa is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

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)
  • Silver Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stagecoach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
  • Davis Station ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Thisby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thisby is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
  • Wadsworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Darwin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Darwin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talapoosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.