Welcome to Veteran ...
So far, we found very little information about Veteran. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Veteran to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Veteran, please Contact Us.
Veteran would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Veteran is 7,330 feet [2,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Veteran is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Veteran was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Veteran was located: 775
Communities Also Named Veteran ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Veteran - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, New York and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Veteran.
Communities near Veteran ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Veteran.
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
- Lane City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
- Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- East Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McGill Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adverse is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
- McGill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Illipah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Illipah is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
- Steptoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steptoe is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
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 Veteran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veteran.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Veteran. 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 Veteran.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Veteran. See our Newspapers Page for Veteran.
Adding Veteran to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Veteran 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 Veteran was mentioned on a train schedule titled Nevada Northern Railway Employees' Time Table #67 (January 1937).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Veteran.
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 Veteran, 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 White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veteran - 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. |