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 Bartlett (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 Bartlett. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Bartlett is located in 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 Bartlett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bartlett:
- Inyo County (The home county of Bartlett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Boulder Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alico ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dolomite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
- Mock is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mock
- From Bartlett to Mock
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Tramway is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tramway
- From Bartlett to Tramway
- Alabama Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bartlett, see our County-by-County Page for Bartlett.
Cemeteries Near Bartlett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartlett.
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 Bartlett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keeler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Depot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depot Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Depot Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Depot Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Lone Pine.
- The Depot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lone Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8232 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Depot Cemetery
- From Bartlett to the Depot Cemetery
- Mt. Whitney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McKellips Gravesite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manzanar Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Independence Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Independence Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bartlett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bartlett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tramway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Tramway is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tramway
- From Bartlett to Tramway
- Mock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
- Mock is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mock
- From Bartlett to Mock
- Dolomite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alico ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olancha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Owenyo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owenyo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenyo
- Owenyo is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Owenyo:
- New Owenyo
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owenyo
- From Bartlett to Owenyo
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manzanar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manzanar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanar
- Manzanar is located in Inyo County
- Manzanar has also been known as:
- Manzanar Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manzanar
- From Bartlett to Manzanar
- Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bend City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
- Bend City is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bend City
- From Bartlett to Bend City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bartlett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bartlett.
Newspapers Published in Bartlett ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartlett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bartlett, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bartlett.
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 websites either 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 Bartlett:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Inyo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bartlett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bartlett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bartlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4769, Longitude: -118.0329 |
<5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lone Pine and Independence. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<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 Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |