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A visit to the Wightman Ranch ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Wightman Ranch, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wightman Ranch. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Wightman Ranch (FG ID #2340999)

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 Wightman Ranch ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wightman Ranch has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wightman Ranch

Lat:   39.2024°   (39° 12' 8")

Lon:   -118.4538°   (-118° 27' 13")

The Wightman Ranch is located in Churchill County<3>.

The county seat for Churchill County is located in Fallon. Fallon lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the northwest of the Wightman Ranch .

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 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 Wightman Ranch:

  • Pages specific to Nevada:
  • Pages specific to Churchill 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 Wightman Ranch 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 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Wightman Ranch.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wightman Ranch, with the nearest first.

    • Sand Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
      • Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
    • Salt Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
      • Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
    • Nevada City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
      • Nevada City is located in Churchill County
    • Stillwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Churchill County
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Churchill County
    • Schurz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Churchill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <6>
    • Broken Hills ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
      • Broken Hills is located in Mineral 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 Wightman Ranch. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Churchill County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wightman Ranch.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Fallon
    • Schurz

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Wightman Ranch.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wightman Ranch, with the nearest first.

    • Rawhide Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83927 <2>
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwater Indian Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gardens Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Allen Road Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Churchill County Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Broken Hills Gravesite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Schurz Paiute Indian Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosewood Drive Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

    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 Wightman Ranch:

    The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Wightman Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2024, Longitude: -118.4538    
    <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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