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Welcome to Three Bar ...

So far, we found very little information about Three Bar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Three Bar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Three Bar, please Contact Us.


Three Bar would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Three Bar is 6,530 feet [1,990 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Three Bar is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Three Bar was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Three Bar was located: 775

Communities near Three Bar ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Three Bar.

  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpha is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Cortez ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cortez is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral

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

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

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 Three Bar, 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 Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Bar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.