Welcome to Vanderbilt ...
So far, we found very little information about Vanderbilt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vanderbilt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vanderbilt, please Contact Us.
Vanderbilt would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
The location of Vanderbilt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanderbilt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vanderbilt is 7,370 feet [2,246 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Vanderbilt is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Vanderbilt was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Vanderbilt still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Vanderbilt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Vanderbilt - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vanderbilt.
Communities near Vanderbilt ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Vanderbilt.
- Ruby Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Ruby Hill is located in Eureka County
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
- Diamond City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Belmont Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Mill
- Belmont Mill is located in White Pine County
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Hamilton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
- Treasure City is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City has also been known as:
- Treasure Hill
- Eberhardt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Green Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
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 Vanderbilt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vanderbilt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vanderbilt. 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 Vanderbilt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanderbilt. See our Newspapers Page for Vanderbilt.
Adding Vanderbilt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vanderbilt post office opened in 1871.
We also found Vanderbilt on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanderbilt.
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 Vanderbilt, 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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanderbilt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |