Welcome to Voight ...
So far, we found very little information about Voight. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Voight to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Voight, please Contact Us.
Voight would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Voight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Voight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Voight is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Voight is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Voight was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Voight still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities near Voight ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Voight.
- Elko
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Coin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Deeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <5>
- Wood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Hunter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Jiggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
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 Voight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Voight.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Voight. 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 Voight.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Voight. See our Newspapers Page for Voight.
Adding Voight to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Voight 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 Voight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Voight post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Voight.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: 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 Voight, 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 Elko, 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 Voight - 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/ |