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A visit to the Catholic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catholic Cemetery:

39.2805, -119.6635

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County<2>.

The county seat for Storey County is located in Virginia City. Virginia City lies just to the north northeast of the Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Silver City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
    • The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Flowery Hill Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <5>
  • Virginia City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Virginia City Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Cemetery
  • Fireman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fireman Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireman Cemetery
    • The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <5>
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Washoe City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Carson City
    • 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bowers Mansion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Franktown Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Franktown Creek Cemetery is located in Washoe County
      • 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]<3> to the southwest of Washoe City.
      • The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Franktown Cemetery
      • Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <5>
    • Waltons Chapel of the Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carson Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carson Pioneer Cemetery is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carson City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141450 <5>
    • Huffaker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Huffaker Cemetery is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huffaker Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Reno.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243472 <5>
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Carson City
      • 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]<3> to the south of Carson City.
      • The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <5>
    • Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located in Carson City
      • 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]<3> to the south of Carson City.
      • The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dat So La Lee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • American Flat ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • American Flat is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
  • American City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • American City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
  • Gold Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Silver City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Johntown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johntown is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Virginia City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mound House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Flowery City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Carson Rapids City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Washoe City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Steamboat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Washoe City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Ophir City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
    • Lakeview Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • Carson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Sundown Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Franktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown

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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Storey County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nevada:
  • Pages specific to Storey County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #846085  (Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #846085 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Storey
      • Est. Elev: 1773 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Virginia City
      • Location given for Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2804677     Lon: -119.6635122
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Storey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Catholic Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.