Welcome to Vanderwater ...
So far, we found very little information about Vanderwater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vanderwater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vanderwater, please Contact Us.
Vanderwater would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vanderwater is 6,310 feet [1,923 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vanderwater is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Vanderwater was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Vanderwater was located: 775
Communities near Vanderwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vanderwater.
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Zola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Star City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Colado ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- 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
- 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
- Lovelock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Imlay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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 Vanderwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vanderwater.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanderwater. See our Newspapers Page for Vanderwater.
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 Vanderwater, 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 Vanderwater - 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. |