Welcome to Troy ...

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

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

Troy would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

When the people of Troy referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Trojan<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Troy is 6,210 feet [1,893 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Troy is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Troy - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy.

Communities near Troy ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Troy.

Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crows Nest
- From Troy to Crows Nest
Grant City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Nye County
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Adaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adaven is located in Nye County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adaven
- From Troy to Adaven
Lockes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lockes is located in Nye County
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- From your current location to Lockes
- From Troy to Lockes
Heizert City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heizert City is located in Lincoln County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heizert City
- From Troy to Heizert City
Allred ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allred is located in Nye County
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Adding Troy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Troy 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 (so far) for Troy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Troy post office opened in 1873. The Troy post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy.

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 Troy, 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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Troy refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Troy may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Troy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/