Welcome to West Point ...
So far, we found very little information about West Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Point, please Contact Us.
West Point would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
The location of West Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point
While the community is gone, the present day location for West Point is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where West Point was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave West Point and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
West Point would have been located in the (702) area code.
Communities Also Named West Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named West Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.
Communities near West Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Point.
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Clark County
- Amber ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Logandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logandale
- Logandale is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logandale <5>
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Clark County
- Moapa Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Valley
- Moapa Valley is located in Clark County
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Overton is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
- Simonsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Simonsville is located in Clark County
- Simonsville has also been known as:
- Simonville
- Rox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Dry Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Lost City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 West Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Point. 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 West Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Point. See our Newspapers Page for West Point.
Adding West Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Point 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 West Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Point post office opened in 1869.
We also found West Point on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
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 West Point, 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 Clark, 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 West Point - 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/ |