Welcome to Tonopah Junction ...

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

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

Tonopah Junction would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.

The pronunciation of Tonopah Junction: TONE-ah-pah<3>

A typical abbreviation for Tonopah Junction: Tonopah Jct. (or less commonly used: Tonopah Jctn.)

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

The Area Code where Tonopah Junction was located: 775

Communities near Tonopah Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tonopah Junction.

• Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camp Douglas
  • From Tonopah Junction to Camp Douglas
• Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Candelaria Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
  • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria Junction
  • From Tonopah Junction to Candelaria Junction
• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria
  • From Tonopah Junction to Candelaria
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metallic City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Metallic City
  • From Tonopah Junction to Metallic City
• Mina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
  • Mina is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mina
  • From Tonopah Junction to Mina
• Marietta ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marietta
  • From Tonopah Junction to Marietta
• Luning
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luning
  • Luning is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luning <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Luning
  • From Tonopah Junction to Luning
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coaldale
  • From Tonopah Junction to Coaldale
• Kinkaid
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinkaid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkaid
  • Kinkaid is located in Mineral County
  • Kinkaid has also been known as:
  • Acme
  • Kinkead
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinkaid
  • From Tonopah Junction to Kinkaid
• Mount Montgomery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
  • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Montgomery
  • From Tonopah Junction to Mount Montgomery

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tonopah Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Tonopah Junction.

Adding Tonopah Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tonopah Junction 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 Tonopah Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Employees' Time Table #29 (June 1924).

We also found Tonopah Junction mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonopah Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/