A visit to the Mottsville 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 Mottsville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mottsville Cemetery (FG ID #83957).
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 Mottsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mottsville Cemetery:
38.9319, -119.8387
The Mottsville Cemetery is located in Mottsville.
The cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Minden. Minden lies just to the east northeast of the Mottsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mottsville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Mottsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mottsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Captain George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardnerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Washoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastside Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clara Holbrook Frank Family
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Woodfords Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodfords Washoe Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Happy Hunting Grounds Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(17 miles [27.4 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 Mottsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mottsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mottsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walleys Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Gardnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Genoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tahoe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Stateline
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Gardnerville Ranchos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
- Dresslerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dresslerville Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zephyr Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lake Tahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Al Tahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mesa Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallac Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac 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 Mottsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mottsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gardnerville
- Genoa
- Minden
- South Lake Tahoe
- Stateline
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 either 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 Mottsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nevada:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Mottsville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #83957
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #860657 (Mottsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #860657 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 1459 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minden
- Location given for Mottsville Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9318516 Lon: -119.8393455
- 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 Douglas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mottsville 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. |