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Introduction ...

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

We've added American City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with American City, 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 American City (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 American City. 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 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 American City is historic, it would have been located within present day Storey 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 Storey County: Carson City, Lyon & Washoe.

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

  • Storey County     (The home county of American City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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
    • Gold Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lousetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
      • Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
    • Lockwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
    • Clark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Storey County
    • Thisby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Empire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • New Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
    • Carson City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Indian Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Johnson Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
    • Glenbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Genoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Minden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
    • Skyland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County
    • Gardnerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Summit Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Silver City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
    • Mound House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Dayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carson Rapids City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Stagecoach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Silver Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wabuska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
      • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Washoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • New Washoe City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Steamboat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Washoe City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
    • Ophir City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Franktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
    • Sundown Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Tyrolian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Hidden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Incline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Al Tahoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallac Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 (CA)
  • Nevada County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Bronco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 (CA)
    • Floriston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Polaris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 (CA)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Truckee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
      • Truckee is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from American City, with the one closest to American City listed first.
    • Brockway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kings Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dollar Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 (CA)
    • Lake Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
    • Tahoe City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Homewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)

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

Newspapers Published in American City ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around American City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of American City, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for American City.

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 American City:

Cemeteries Near American City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of American City.

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

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Virginia City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fireman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Empire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 American City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of American City.

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

  • Silver City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
  • Gold Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
  • Virginia City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mound House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Empire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Brunswick ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Carson City
  • Carson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Steamboat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
  • Washoe City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Franktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Huffakers ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
      • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
    • Anderson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Washoe County
      • Anderson has also been known as:
      • Junction House
      • Sparks Ranch

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

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 American City, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- American City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in American City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2699, Longitude: -119.6613       In this case, the coordinates for American City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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