Welcome to Thisby ...
Although we found mention of Thisby during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Thisby was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Thisby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thisby, please Contact Us.
The location of Thisby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thisby, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Thisby is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Thisby is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Thisby might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Thisby would be found within the (775) area code.
Communities near Thisby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thisby.
- Sparks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Washoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
- Fernley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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>
- Olinghouse ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
- Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
- Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
- Wadsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
- Lockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Spanish Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Stagecoach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Silver Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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>
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 Thisby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thisby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thisby. 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 Thisby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thisby. See our Newspapers Page for Thisby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thisby ...
Looking for more information about Thisby? 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 Thisby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thisby.
Adding Thisby to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Thisby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thisby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Thisby and then turned west". While Thisby could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Thisby as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Thisby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thisby - 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> | 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. |