A visit to the Scotty's Castle Gravesite ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Scotty's Castle Gravesite. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Scotty's Castle Gravesite (FG ID #2440146)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scotty's Castle Gravesite

Lat:   37.0336°   (37° 2' 0")

Lon:   -117.3423°   (-117° 20' 32")

The cemetery is located in Inyo County<3>.

As an estimate, the Scotty's Castle Gravesite is located 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south of Stovepipe Wells.

The county seat for Inyo County is located in Independence. Independence lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Scotty's Castle Gravesite:

• Pages specific to California:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Inyo County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Esmeralda County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Nye County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The Scotty's Castle Gravesite (FG ID #2440146)
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for California
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for California
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Scotty's Castle Gravesite itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scotty's Castle Gravesite, with the nearest first.

• Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Claire
  • Bonnie Claire is located in Nye County (NV)
• Leadfield ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadfield
  • Leadfield is located in Inyo County
• Teakettle Junction ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakettle Junction
  • Teakettle Junction is located in Inyo County
• Gold Point
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County (NV)
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Crater ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crater
  • Crater is located in Inyo County
• Scottys Junction
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye County (NV)
• Carrs Camp ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs Camp
  • Carrs Camp is located in Nye County (NV)
• Rhyolite ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
  • Rhyolite is located in Nye County (NV)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Inyo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scotty's Castle Gravesite.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Leadfield - Historic
  • Leadfield lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leadfield.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadfield
• Rhyolite - Historic
  • Rhyolite lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rhyolite.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 4 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Scotty's Castle Gravesite.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scotty's Castle Gravesite, with the nearest first.

• Lida Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • The Lida Cemetery is located in Esmeralda County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lida Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218021 <1>
• Lida Upper Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • The Lida Upper Cemetery is located in Esmeralda County (NV)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lida Upper Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lida (NV).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lida Upper Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255455 <1>
• Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • The Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery is located in Nye County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullfrog - Rhyolite Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161198 <1>
• Springdale Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Springdale Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Nye County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564306 <1>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Scotty's Castle Gravesite:

• Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2440146

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Scotty's Castle Gravesite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0336, Longitude: -117.3423
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>	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.