Welcome to Tonkin ...
So far, we found very little information about Tonkin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tonkin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tonkin, please Contact Us.
Tonkin would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonkin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tonkin is 6,190 feet [1,887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tonkin is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tonkin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Tonkin was located: 775
Communities Also Named Tonkin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tonkin - it's located in Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tonkin.
Communities near Tonkin ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tonkin.
- Alpha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Cortez ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Cortez is located in Lander County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Tenabo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
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 Tonkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tonkin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tonkin. 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 Tonkin.
Adding Tonkin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tonkin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tonkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Tonkin post office opened in 1898.
We also found Tonkin on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonkin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
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 Tonkin, 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 Tonkin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <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/ |