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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fernley Desert Memorial Garden (FG ID #2149644)

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fernley Desert Memorial Garden ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden

Lat:   39.6171°   (39° 37' 1")

Lon:   -119.2309°   (-119° 13' 51")

The Fernley Desert Memorial Garden is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Yerington. Yerington lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the south of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden .

Establishment of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden ...

The Fernley Desert Memorial Garden was established in 1985.

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 Fernley Desert Memorial Garden:

  • Pages specific to Nevada:
  • Pages specific to Lyon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fernley Desert Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.

    • Fernley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wadsworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Lyon County
    • Thisby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
    • Hazen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Churchill County
    • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
      • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
    • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
      • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
    • Clark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Storey County
    • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
      • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
    • Silver Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Diatom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diatom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
      • Diatom is located in Churchill County
    • Nixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
    • Ragtown ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
      • Ragtown is located in Churchill County

    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 Fernley Desert Memorial Garden. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Fallon
      • Fallon lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fallon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fernley
      • Fernley lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fernley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
    • Nixon
      • Nixon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Sparks
      • Sparks lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparks.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Wadsworth

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fernley Desert Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.

    • Wadsworth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraternal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Washoe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fraternal Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Wadsworth.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraternal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166399 <1>
    • Desert Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Desert Memorial Gardens is located in Lyon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the west of Silver Springs.
      • The Desert Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Silver Springs Cemeentery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83922 <1>
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ft. Churchill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosewood Drive Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blondin Gravesite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blondin Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Blondin Gravesite is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blondin Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360933 <1>
    • Allen Road Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen Road Cemetery is located in Churchill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Road Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fallon.
      • The Allen Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eason Cemetery
      • Ferguson Cemetery
      • St. Clair Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340981 <1>
    • Reno - Sparks Indian Colony / Hungry Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Churchill County Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Churchill County Cemetery is located in Churchill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Churchill County Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fallon.
      • The Churchill County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fallon Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83919 <1>
    • Gardens Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Gardens Cemetery is located in Churchill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardens Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fallon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200424 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • The Nevada State Hospital Cemetery is located in Washoe County
        • The Nevada State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196764 <1>
      • Hebrew Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Fireman Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Fireman Cemetery is located in Storey County
        • The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fireman Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <1>
      • Masonic Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Storey County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery is located in Storey County
        • The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Flowery Hill Cemetery
        • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <1>
      • Virginia City Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery

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

    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 Fernley Desert Memorial Garden:

    The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

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

    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 Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fernley Desert Memorial Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6171, Longitude: -119.2309    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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