Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Aberdeen Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Aberdeen Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aberdeen Station, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Aberdeen Station (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Aberdeen Station. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Aberdeen Station is historic, it would have been located within present day Inyo County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Inyo County: Fresno, Kern, Mono, San Bernardino, Tulare, Clark (NV), Esmeralda (NV) & Nye (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Aberdeen Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aberdeen Station:

Inyo County (The home county of Aberdeen Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen Station, with the one closest to Aberdeen Station listed first.
- Chrysopolis ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrysopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysopolis
  - Chrysopolis is located in Inyo County
- Aberdeen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  - Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
- Blackrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
  - Blackrock is located in Inyo County
- Fish Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
  - Fish Springs is located in Inyo County
  - Fish Springs has also been known as:
  - Tinemaha
  - Tinnemaha
- Elna ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elna
  - Elna is located in Inyo County
- Monola ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monola
  - Monola is located in Inyo County
- San Carlos ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
  - San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Big Pine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
  - Big Pine is located in Inyo County
  - Former name for Big Pine:
  - Bigpine
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <4>
- Bend City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bend City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
  - Bend City is located in Inyo County
- Sage Flat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Flat
  - Sage Flat is located in Inyo County
- Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  - Independence is located in Inyo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
- Kearsarge ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  - Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
  - Former names for Kearsarge:
  - Citrus
  - Kearsarge Station
Fresno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aberdeen Station, with the one closest to Aberdeen Station listed first.
- Kanawyers ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawyers
  - Kanawyers is located in Fresno County
- Cedar Grove
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  - Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aberdeen Station, see our County-by-County Page for Aberdeen Station.

Newspapers Published in Aberdeen Station ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aberdeen Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aberdeen Station, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aberdeen Station.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aberdeen Station:

Websites specific to California
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the California State Archives

Pages specific to Inyo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fresno County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for California
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Inyo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Inyo County

Cemeteries Near Aberdeen Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aberdeen Station.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aberdeen Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aberdeen Station, with the one closest to Aberdeen Station listed first.

Camp Independence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Independence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Independence Cemetery is located in Independence.
- The Camp Independence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Independence Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217265 <6>
Woodman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Big Pine.
- The Woodman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2473277 <6>
Old Independence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Independence Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Independence.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8231 <6>
Big Pine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Big Pine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Big Pine.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #730300 <6>
Independence Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Independence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Independence.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8058 <6>
Manzanar Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manzanar Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Lone Pine and Independence. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the south of Independence.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367166 <6>
Sunland Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunland Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bishop.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8387 <6>
East Line Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bishop.
- The East Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Line Street Cemetery
- Line Street Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
- Odd Fellows & Masonic Cemetery
- Oddfellows & Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7943 <6>
1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard is located outside and to the northwest of Lone Pine.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417930 <6>
Mt. Whitney Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Whitney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lone Pine.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Whitney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8186 <6>
Depot Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Depot Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Depot Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Lone Pine.
- The Depot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lone Pine Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8232 <6>
West Line Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bishop.
- The West Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- West Line Street Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8276 <6>
Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Lone Pine.
- The Lone Pine Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery of Lone Pine
- Indian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515229 <6>
Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Lone Pine.
- The Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8275 <6>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Aberdeen Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aberdeen Station.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aberdeen Station, with the one closest to Aberdeen Station listed first.

Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
San Carlos ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
Big Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Big Pine is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Big Pine:
- Bigpine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <4>
Bend City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bend City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
- Bend City is located in Inyo County
Zurich ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Inyo County
- Zurich has also been known as:
- Zurich Station
Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
Manzanar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanar
- Manzanar is located in Inyo County
- Manzanar has also been known as:
- Manzanar Station
Continue List (6 more) ...
- Owenyo ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenyo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenyo
  - Owenyo is located in Inyo County
  - Former name for Owenyo:
  - New Owenyo
- Lone Pine
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  - Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <4>
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
  - Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
  - Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
  - Mount Whitney
  - Whitney
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
  - Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
- Bishop
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  - Bishop is located in Inyo County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <4>
- Laws
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
  - Laws is located in Inyo County
  - Former name for Laws:
  - Bishop Depot

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aberdeen Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aberdeen Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Aberdeen Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aberdeen Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberdeen Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9919, Longitude: -118.2121
<6>	The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>	To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lone Pine and Independence. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.