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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 Convict Lake (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 Convict Lake. 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 Convict Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Convict Lake: Convict Lk.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Convict Lake is located in Mono 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 Mono County: Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Tuolumne, Douglas (NV), Esmeralda (NV), Lyon (NV) & Mineral (NV).

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

  • Mono County     (The home county of Convict Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Convict Lake, with the one closest to Convict Lake listed first.
    • Whitmore Hot Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Hot Springs
      • Whitmore Hot Springs is located in Mono County
      • Former names for Whitmore Hot Springs:
      • Whitmore Tub Spring
      • Whitmore Tubs
    • South Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Landing
      • South Landing is located in Mono County
    • North Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Landing
      • North Landing is located in Mono County
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Mono County
    • Old Mammoth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mammoth
      • Old Mammoth is located in Mono County
    • Aspen Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Springs
      • Aspen Springs is located in Mono County
    • Benton Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Crossing
      • Benton Crossing is located in Mono County
    • Mammoth Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Mary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
      • Lake Mary is located in Mono County
    • Tom's Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom's Place
      • Tom's Place is located in Mono County
    • Crestview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
      • Crestview is located in Mono County
    • Mesa Camp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
      • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Convict Lake, with the one closest to Convict Lake listed first.
    • Mono Hot Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Inyo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Convict Lake, with the one closest to Convict Lake listed first.
    • Scheelite ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheelite
      • Scheelite is located in Inyo County
    • Round Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
      • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
    • Rovana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rovana
      • Rovana is located in Inyo County
    • Mesa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Mesa is located in Inyo County
    • Alta Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Inyo County
    • Starlite Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite Estates
      • Starlite Estates is located in Inyo County
    • Rocking K
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
      • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
    • Brockmans Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockmans Corner
      • Brockmans Corner is located in Inyo County
    • Dixon Lane - Meadow Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oteys Sierra Village ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oteys Sierra Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oteys Sierra Village
      • Oteys Sierra Village is located in Inyo County
    • West Bishop ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bishop
      • West Bishop is located in Inyo County
    • Aspendell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspendell
      • Aspendell is located in Inyo County
  • Tuolumne County
    • Golden Crown Mine ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Crown Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crown Mine
      • Golden Crown Mine is located in Tuolumne County

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

Newspapers Published in Convict Lake ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Convict Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Convict Lake, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Convict Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Convict Lake:

Cemeteries Near Convict Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Convict Lake.

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 Convict Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Morrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gibbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313825 <5>
  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton Hot Springs Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rush Creek Indian Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloody Canyon Gravesite
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bloody Canyon Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloody Canyon Gravesite is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the north of Lee Vining.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloody Canyon Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495785 <5>
  • Montgomery City Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunland Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Line Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bishop.
    • The West Line Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • West Line Street Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Line Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8276 <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.<6>

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

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

  • Round Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
    • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
  • Hammil
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammil
    • Hammil is located in Mono County
  • Benton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Convict Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Convict Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Convict Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5979, Longitude: -118.8500    
<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.
<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 Convict Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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