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 Death Valley Junction (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 Death Valley Junction. 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 Death Valley Junction ...

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.

Over the years, Death Valley Junction had several name changes:

• Prior to its current name of Death Valley Junction, it was known as Amargosa.
• Before changing to Amargosa, it was named Death Valley.

• Death Valley Junction was originally named Death Valley

• A typical abbreviation for Death Valley Junction: Death Vly. Jct. (or less commonly used: Death Vly. Jctn.)

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.

A Few Details for Death Valley Junction ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Death Valley Junction 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 Death Valley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Death Valley Junction:

• Inyo County     (The home county of Death Valley Junction)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Death Valley Junction, with the one closest to Death Valley Junction listed first.
  • Lila C ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lila C have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lila C
    • Lila C is located in Inyo County
  • Scranton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Inyo County
  • Evelyn ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Inyo County
  • Greenwater ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
    • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
  • Ryan ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Inyo County
  • Schwab ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
    • Schwab is located in Inyo County
  • Shoshone
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
    • Shoshone is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshone <2>
  • Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
    • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
  • Furnace Creek
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
    • Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
    • Furnace Creek has also been known as:
    • Furnace Creek Ranch
  • Indian Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
  • Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
    • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
    • Greenland
  • Park Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Park Village is located in Inyo County
  • Ashford Mill ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Mill
    • Ashford Mill is located in Inyo County
• Nye County (NV)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Death Valley Junction, with the one closest to Death Valley Junction listed first.
  • Crystal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
  • Johnnie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
    • Johnnie is located in Nye County (NV)
  • Amargosa Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
    • Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <2>
  • Amargosa ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa
    • Amargosa is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Amargosa has also been known as:
    • Amargosa Station
    • Amagoshe
    • Anorgosa
    • Johnnie Siding
  • Pahrump
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahrump
    • Pahrump is located in Nye County (NV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahrump <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Death Valley Junction ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Death Valley Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Death Valley Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Death Valley Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Death Valley Junction:

• Websites specific to California
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Pages specific to Inyo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Nye County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Cemeteries Near Death Valley Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Death Valley Junction.

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 Death Valley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Death Valley Junction, with the one closest to Death Valley Junction listed first.

• Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Death Valley Junction.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
• Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Death Valley Junction Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Death Valley Junction.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Valley Junction Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204080 <4>
• Greenwater Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greenwater Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwater Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwater Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309456 <4>
• Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amargosa Desert Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136714 <4>
• Schwab Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schwab Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schwab Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwab Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336833 <4>
• Shoshone Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoshone Cemetery is located in Shoshone.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201171 <4>
• Chief Tecopa Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chief Tecopa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pahrump (NV).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Tecopa Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990062 <4>
• Dayton Harris Gravesite
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dayton Harris Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Harris Gravesite is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of Furnace Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Harris Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7931 <4>
• Grandview Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159918 <4>

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 Death Valley Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Death Valley Junction.

• Pahrump
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahrump
  • Pahrump is located in Nye County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahrump <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Death Valley Junction. 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/