Welcome to Walker River ...
So far, we found very little information about Walker River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walker River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Walker River - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Walker River, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Walker River , we believe that it would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.
A typical abbreviation for Walker River: Walker Riv.
Time Zone: The area where Walker River was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Walker River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Walker River: This one is located in Esmeralda County and the other is located in Lyon County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker River.
Adding Walker River to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Walker River was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Walker River, 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 Esmeralda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |