Welcome to Van Ness ...
So far, we found very little information about Van Ness. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Van Ness to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Van Ness, please Contact Us.
Van Ness would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Van Ness is 8,910 feet [2,716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Van Ness is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Van Ness was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Van Ness ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Ness - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Ness.
Communities near Van Ness ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Ness.
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
- Jett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jett is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Indian Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs has also been known as:
- Indian Spring
- Peavine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peavine is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Learville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Learville is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learville
- Learville has also been known as:
- Searville
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir has also been known as:
- Toiyabe - City
- Twin River
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 Van Ness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Ness.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Ness. 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 Van Ness.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Ness. See our Newspapers Page for Van Ness.
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 Van Ness, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Ness - 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. |