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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 Starr Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Starr Valley Cemetery (FG ID #83968)

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 Starr Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starr Valley Cemetery

Lat:   41.0001°   (41° 0' 0")

Lon:   -115.2389°   (-115° 14' 20")

The Starr Valley Cemetery is located in Elko County<2>.

The county seat for Elko County is located in Elko. Elko lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Starr Valley Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Starr Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nevada:
  • Pages specific to Elko County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Starr Valley Cemetery 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 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Starr Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starr Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Deeth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Halleck ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halleck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
      • Halleck is located in Elko County
    • Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
      • Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
    • Wood ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Wood is located in Elko County
    • Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Metropolis ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
      • Metropolis is located in Elko County
    • Lamoille
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
      • Coin is located in Elko County
    • Melandco ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melandco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
      • Melandco is located in Elko County
    • Elko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Elko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <4>

    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 Starr Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Elko County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Elko
      • Elko lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Starr Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Metropolis - Historic
    • Wells
      • Wells lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Starr Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Starr Valley Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Clover Valley Cemetery (North)
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover Valley Cemetery (South)
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ft. Halleck Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wells City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Metropolis Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Metropolis Cemetery is located in Elko County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Metropolis Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Wells.
      • The Metropolis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metropolis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83953 <1>
    • Lamoille Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fred E. Hogrelius Gravesite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ruby Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Ruby Valley Cemetery is located in Elko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruby Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510297 <1>
    • Burns Memorial Garden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Burns Memorial Garden is located in Elko County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Memorial Garden is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Memorial Garden
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150467 <1>
    • Elko City Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Elko City Cemetery is located in Elko County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83924 <1>
    • Elko County Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Elko County Cemetery is located in Elko County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344889 <1>
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Elko County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83950 <1>

    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 Starr Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #861564  (Starr Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #861564 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Herder Creek
      • County: Elko         Elev: 1690
      • Location given for GNIS #861564 (Starr Valley Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83968

    The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

    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 Elko, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Starr Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0001, Longitude: -115.2389    
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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