A visit to the Franktown Creek 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 Franktown Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franktown Creek Cemetery (FG ID #83932).
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 Franktown Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franktown Creek Cemetery:
39.2753, -119.8474
The Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Washoe City.
The cemetery is located in Washoe County<3>.
The county seat for Washoe County is located in Reno. Reno lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north of the Franktown Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franktown Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Franktown Creek Cemetery ...
The Franktown Creek Cemetery was established in 1870.
Name Variations for Franktown Creek Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Franktown Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franktown Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washoe City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fireman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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]<2> of the Franktown Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franktown Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franktown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Washoe City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- New Washoe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sundown Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Incline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steamboat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Kings Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brockway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- American City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mound House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Tahoe Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Franktown Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franktown Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson City
- Crystal Bay
- Kings Beach
- Silver City
- Virginia City
- Washoe City
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Franktown Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nevada:
- Pages specific to Washoe 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 Franktown Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #83932
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #859760 (Franktown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #859760 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: Washoe
- Est. Elev: 1580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washoe City
- Location given for Franktown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2751872 Lon: -119.8474085
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franktown Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |