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 Brockway Vista (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 Brockway Vista. 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 Brockway Vista ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brockway Vista: Brockway Vis.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Brockway Vista is located in Placer County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Brockway Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brockway Vista:
- Placer County (The home county of Brockway Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Brockway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tahoe Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carnelian Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dollar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoma Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Andover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Soda Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Tahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Al Tahoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tallac Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Fallen Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Twin Bridges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Polaris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Bronco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prosser Lake Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Donner Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kingvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Sierraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kingsbury Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Tahoe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summit Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Lyon County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Mound House
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Carson Rapids City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- American City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Virginia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Crystal Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Incline Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyrolian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Sundown Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- New Washoe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Steamboat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brockway Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Brockway Vista.
Cemeteries Near Brockway Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockway Vista.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brockway Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brockway Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Washoe City (NV).
- The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <3>
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Truckee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washoe City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mtn. Cemetery
- The Lone Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson City Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83945 <3>
- Stewart Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <3>
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dat So La Lee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <3>
- Empire Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa (NV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brockway Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brockway Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brockway Vista, with the one closest to Brockway Vista listed first.
- Incline Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tahoe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Floriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bronco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Truckee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washoe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Steamboat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brockway Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brockway Vista.
Newspapers Published in Brockway Vista ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockway Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brockway Vista, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brockway Vista.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brockway Vista:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Sierra County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brockway Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Brockway Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |