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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Candelaria Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Candelaria Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Candelaria Junction, please Contact Us.

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 Candelaria 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 Candelaria 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 Candelaria 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Candelaria Junction: Candelaria Jct. (or less commonly used: Candelaria 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.

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 and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Candelaria Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Mineral County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Mono (CA), Churchill, Esmeralda, Lyon & Nye.

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

  • Mineral County     (The home county of Candelaria Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Candelaria Junction, with the one closest to Candelaria Junction listed first.
    • Candelaria ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
      • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
    • Metallic City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
      • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
      • Metallic City has also been known as:
      • Pickhandle Gulch
    • Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
      • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
    • Marietta ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Mineral County
    • Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
      • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
    • Mina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
      • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
    • Luning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kinkaid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkaid
      • Kinkaid is located in Mineral County
      • Kinkaid has also been known as:
      • Acme
      • Kinkead
  • Esmeralda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Candelaria Junction, with the one closest to Candelaria Junction listed first.
    • Coaldale ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
      • Coaldale has also been known as:
      • Coaldale Junction
    • Blair Junction ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
      • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
  • Mono County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Candelaria Junction, with the one closest to Candelaria Junction listed first.
    • Pizona ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pizona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizona
      • Pizona is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Montgomery City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
      • Montgomery City is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Candelaria 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Candelaria Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Candelaria Junction, 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 Candelaria Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Candelaria Junction:

Cemeteries Near Candelaria Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Candelaria 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 Candelaria Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Belleville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Belleville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleville Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Mina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400207 <6>
  • Candelaria Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Columbus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Columbus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518767 <6>
  • Marietta Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marietta Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marietta Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Mina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marietta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232881 <6>
  • Sodaville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mina Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Luning Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Tomlin Gravesite
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gilbert Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2508514 <6>
  • Montgomery City Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chinese Gravesite
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

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

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

  • Candelaria ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
    • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Esmeralda County
  • Gilbert ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Esmeralda County
  • Benton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Candelaria Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Candelaria Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Candelaria Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1802, Longitude: -118.1823       In this case, the coordinates for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hawthorne and Luning. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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