Welcome to Tenabo ...
So far, we found very little information about Tenabo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tenabo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tenabo, please Contact Us.
Tenabo would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tenabo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tenabo is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tenabo is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tenabo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Tenabo would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Tenabo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tenabo.
- Crescent Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
- Cortez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Cortez is located in Lander County
- Beowawe
(21 miles [33.8 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 <4>
- Harney ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Harney is located in Eureka County
- Battle Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <4>
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Blackburn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Mineral ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Shoshone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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 Tenabo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tenabo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tenabo. 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 Tenabo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenabo. See our Newspapers Page for Tenabo.
Adding Tenabo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tenabo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tenabo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tenabo post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tenabo.
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 Tenabo, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Tenabo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |