Welcome to Wabuska ...

Wabuska is located in Lyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabuska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Wabuska is 4,290 feet [1,308 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wabuska is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wabuska lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wabuska is located in the (775) area code.

Communities near Wabuska ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wabuska.

• Yerington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <3>
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
• Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
• Silver Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <3>
• Stagecoach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
• Carson Rapids City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
  • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
• Dayton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Lahontan City ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
  • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
• Schurz
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
  • Schurz is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <3>
• Sutro ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Sutro is located in Lyon 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 Wabuska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wabuska.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wabuska. 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 Wabuska.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wabuska. See our Newspapers Page for Wabuska.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabuska ...

Looking for more information about Wabuska? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wabuska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wabuska.

Adding Wabuska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wabuska in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wabuska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wabuska post office opened in 1874.

We also found Wabuska on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabuska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wabuska. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/