Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

We've added Jungo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jungo, 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 Jungo (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 Jungo. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Jungo is historic, it would have been located within present day Humboldt 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 Humboldt County: Owyhee (ID), Elko, Lander, Pershing, Washoe, Harney (OR) & Malheur (OR).

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

Humboldt County (The home county of Jungo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jungo, with the one closest to Jungo listed first.
- Pronto ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
  - Pronto is located in Humboldt County
- Raglan ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglan
  - Raglan is located in Humboldt County
- Krum ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
  - Krum is located in Humboldt County
Pershing County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jungo, with the one closest to Jungo listed first.
- Tungsten
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
  - Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Cosgrave ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrave
  - Cosgrave is located in Pershing County
- Lander City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
  - Lander City is located in Pershing County
- Imlay
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
  - Imlay is located in Pershing County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <4>
- Humboldt House
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
  - Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Mill City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  - Mill City is located in Pershing County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
- Puckerbrush
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerbrush
  - Puckerbrush is located in Pershing County
- Placerites ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placerites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerites
  - Placerites is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
  - Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Neptune City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  - Neptune City is located in Pershing County
- Dun Glen ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Glen
  - Dun Glen is located in Pershing County
- Star City ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  - Star City is located in Pershing County

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

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 Jungo:

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 Humboldt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Pershing County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Humboldt County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Humboldt County

Cemeteries Near Jungo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jungo.

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).

Dun Glen Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dun Glen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161754 <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.

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

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

Cosgrave ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrave
- Cosgrave is located in Pershing County
Rose Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/

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 Jungo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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.
<3>	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.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.