Welcome to Torreytown ...
So far, we found very little information about Torreytown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Torreytown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Torreytown, please Contact Us.
Torreytown would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
Torreytown was founded in 1867.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Torreytown is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Torreytown is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Torreytown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Torreytown was located: 775
Communities near Torreytown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Torreytown.
- Lovelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colado ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Star City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Humboldt House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Imlay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lander City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
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 Torreytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Torreytown.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Torreytown. See our Newspapers Page for Torreytown.
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 Torreytown, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Torreytown - 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. |