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 Amargosa Valley (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 Amargosa Valley. 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 Amargosa Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Amargosa Valley: Amargosa Vly. (or less commonly used: Amargosa Vally. or Amargosa Vlly.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County.
To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nye County: Inyo (CA), Churchill, Clark, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Mineral & White Pine.
Below are the counties that are near Amargosa Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amargosa Valley:
- Nye County (The home county of Amargosa Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amargosa Valley, with the one closest to Amargosa Valley listed first.
- Amargosa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Crystal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
- Wahmonie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Carrara ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
- Carrara is located in Nye County
- Mercury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Mercury is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercury <2>
- Johnnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
- Johnnie is located in Nye County
- Beatty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Beatty is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <2>
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
- Rhyolite is located in Nye County
- Inyo County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amargosa Valley, with the one closest to Amargosa Valley listed first.
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Death Valley Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
- Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Former names for Death Valley Junction:
- Amargosa
- Death Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <2>
- Ryan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Park Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Furnace Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
- Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Furnace Creek has also been known as:
- Furnace Creek Ranch
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amargosa Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Amargosa Valley.
Newspapers Published in Amargosa Valley ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amargosa Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amargosa Valley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amargosa Valley.
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 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 Amargosa Valley:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Nevada State Library and Archives
- Pages specific to Nye County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Inyo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Inyo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Nye County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Nye County
Cemeteries Near Amargosa Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amargosa Valley.
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 Amargosa Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amargosa Valley, with the one closest to Amargosa Valley listed first.
- Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136714 <4>
- Schwab Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schwab Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schwab Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Furnace Creek (CA).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwab Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336833 <4>
- Death Valley Junction Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Death Valley Junction (CA).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
- Death Valley Junction Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Death Valley Junction (CA).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204080 <4>
- Desert Hill Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Beatty.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83921 <4>
- Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161198 <4>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amargosa Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amargosa Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amargosa Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amargosa Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amargosa Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6438, Longitude: -116.4003 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |