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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thisby had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thisby, with the one closest to Thisby listed first.

  • Clarks ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Washoe County
  • Wadsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hafed
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
  • Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Washoe County
  • Reno
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Washoe County
    • Anderson has also been known as:
    • Junction House
    • Sparks Ranch
  • Huffakers ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
    • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Steamboat
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
  • Virginia City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gold Hill
    • From Thisby to Gold Hill
  • Silver City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lawton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Washoe City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound House
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

The official website for State of Nevada: https://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 Thisby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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