Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

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

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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 Zurich (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 Zurich. 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.

Name Variations for Zurich ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Zurich was originally named Alvord

Zurich has also been known as: Zurich Station.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Zurich 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 Zurich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zurich:

• Inyo County     (The home county of Zurich)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Zurich, with the one closest to Zurich listed first.
  • Monola ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Big Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Elna ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Fish Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
    • Fish Springs is located in Inyo County
    • Fish Springs has also been known as:
    • Tinemaha
    • Tinnemaha
  • Keough Hot Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keough Hot Springs
    • Keough Hot Springs is located in Inyo County
  • Sage Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Flat
    • Sage Flat is located in Inyo County
  • Wilkerson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
    • Wilkerson is located in Inyo County
  • Bigelow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Inyo County
  • Glacier Lodge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glacier Lodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Lodge
    • Glacier Lodge is located in Inyo County
  • Poleta ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poleta
    • Poleta is located in Inyo County
  • Peterson Mill ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Mill
    • Peterson Mill is located in Inyo County
  • Sunland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
    • Sunland is located in Inyo County
  • Aberdeen Station ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Station
    • Aberdeen Station is located in Inyo County
• Mono County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Zurich, with the one closest to Zurich listed first.
  • Chalfant Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant Valley
    • Chalfant Valley is located in Mono County
  • Mesa Camp
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
    • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County

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

Newspapers Published in Zurich ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zurich.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zurich, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zurich.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Zurich:

• 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
  • Mono 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 Zurich ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zurich.

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

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

• Big Pine Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Woodman Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• East Line Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Sunland Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• West Line Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Camp Independence Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 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.<4>
  • 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>
• Old Independence Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 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>
• Independence Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 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>

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.

Zurich itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

• Big Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Aberdeen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
• Bishop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Laws
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
  • Laws is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Laws:
  • Bishop Depot
• San Carlos ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 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.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
  • San Carlos is located in Inyo County
• Round Valley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
• Independence
  (26 miles [41.8 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 <3>
• Bend City ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 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.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
  • Bend City is located in Inyo County
• Kearsarge ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
  • Former names for Kearsarge:
  • Citrus
  • Kearsarge Station
• Kearsarge ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
  • Former names for Kearsarge:
  • Citrus
  • Kearsarge Station

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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