Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 Alabama Hills (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 Alabama Hills. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Alabama Hills is located in 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 Alabama Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alabama Hills:

• Inyo County     (The home county of Alabama Hills)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Hills, with the one closest to Alabama Hills listed first.
  • Lone Pine Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Creek
    • Lone Pine Creek is located in Inyo County
  • Boulder Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
    • Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
  • Lone Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <1>
  • Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
    • Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
  • Alico ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
    • Alico is located in Inyo County
  • Bartlett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Inyo County
  • Whitney Portal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Portal
    • Whitney Portal is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Whitney Portal:
    • Hunter Flat
    • Whitney Portal has also been known as:
    • Hunters Camp
  • Dolomite ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
    • Dolomite is located in Inyo County
  • Mock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
    • Mock is located in Inyo County
  • Owenyo ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenyo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Tramway ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Inyo County
  • Swansea ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Inyo County
    • Swansea has also been known as:
    • Swansea Landing

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

Newspapers Published in Alabama Hills ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alabama Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alabama Hills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alabama Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alabama Hills:

• 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

• 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 Alabama Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alabama Hills.

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 Alabama Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mt. Whitney Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Depot Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<2>
  • 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 <5>
• Manzanar Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manzanar Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Lone Pine and Independence.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the south of Independence.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanar Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367166 <5>
• Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Keeler.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217260 <5>
• Keeler Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Keeler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Keeler Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Keeler.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeler Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296914 <5>
• Independence Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Old Independence Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Camp Independence Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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.<2>
  • 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 <5>
• McKellips Gravesite
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the McKellips Gravesite is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Keeler.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellips Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978458 <5>

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.<7>

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

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

• Lone Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <1>
• Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
  • Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
• Alico ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
  • Alico is located in Inyo County
• Mock ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
  • Mock is located in Inyo County
• Dolomite ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
  • Dolomite is located in Inyo County
• Owenyo ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenyo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Tramway ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Tramway is located in Inyo County
• Swansea ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Inyo County
  • Swansea has also been known as:
  • Swansea Landing
• Manzanar ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Keeler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
  • Keeler is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Keeler:
  • Cerro Gordo Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <1>
• Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
  • Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
  • Fat Hill
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Kearsarge ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
    • Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
    • Former names for Kearsarge:
    • Citrus
    • Kearsarge Station
  • Kearsarge ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
    • Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
    • Former names for Kearsarge:
    • Citrus
    • Kearsarge Station
  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/