A visit to the Empire Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Empire Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Empire Cemetery (FG ID #83926).
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 Empire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Empire Cemetery:
39.1840, -119.7058
The Empire Cemetery is located in Carson City<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Empire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Empire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fireman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mound House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- American City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Washoe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Washoe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Rapids City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sundown Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Tyrolian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
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 Empire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carson City.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson City
- Dayton
- Silver City
- Sutro - Historic
- Virginia City
- Washoe City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Empire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nevada:
- Pages specific to Carson City:
- 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 Empire Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #83926
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #847761 (Empire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #847761 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: Carson City (city)
- Est. Elev: 1422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Empire
- Location given for Empire Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1840774 Lon: -119.7057344
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Carson City, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Empire 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |