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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 Armstrong (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 Armstrong. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Armstrong is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Armstrong)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Truckee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Donner Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Polaris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polaris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Soda Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kingvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Bronco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Floriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Tahoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Al Tahoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallac Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Donner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Carnelian Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dollar Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Kings Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahoe City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brockway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Big Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Sierraville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sattley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Calpine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sierra City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
  • Carson City (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Lakeview Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
    • Carson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
    • New Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
      • New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Glenbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Skyland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Zephyr Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Indian Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Stateline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahoe Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Genoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Storey County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • American City is located in Storey County (NV)
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
      • American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Crystal Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Incline Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyrolian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrolian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Verdi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Verdi - Mogul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdi - Mogul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
      • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Franktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Sundown Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Lawton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Mogul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Ophir City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
      • Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)

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

Newspapers Published in Armstrong ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armstrong.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armstrong, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Armstrong.

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 helpful 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 Armstrong:

Cemeteries Near Armstrong ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armstrong.

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

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Truckee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
    • Boca is located in Nevada County
  • Bronco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County
  • Floriston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tahoe City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mystic ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Nevada County
  • Incline Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Marmol ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
    • Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Cisco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Verdi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Franktown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Lawton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glenbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Washoe City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Sattley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Armstrong) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armstrong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3282, Longitude: -120.2363       In this case, the coordinates for Armstrong have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Armstrong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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