Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Darroughs Hot Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Darroughs Hot Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Darroughs Hot Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

A typical abbreviation for Darroughs Hot Springs: Darroughs Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Darroughs Hot Spngs. or Darroughs Hot Sprngs.)

While the name of this community is Darroughs Hot Springs, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Darroughs Hot Springs may originally have been Darrough's Hot Springs.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Darroughs Hot Springs might be written as Darrough Hot Springs.

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.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Darroughs Hot Springs is located in Nye County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nye County: Inyo (CA), Churchill, Clark, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Mineral & White Pine.

Below are the counties that are near Darroughs Hot Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darroughs Hot Springs:

Nye County (The home county of Darroughs Hot Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darroughs Hot Springs, with the one closest to Darroughs Hot Springs listed first.
- Carvers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
  - Carvers is located in Nye County
- Jett ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
  - Jett is located in Nye County
- Round Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
  - Round Mountain is located in Nye County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <3>
- Ophir ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  - Ophir is located in Nye County
  - Ophir has also been known as:
  - Toiyabe - City
  - Twin River
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  - Jefferson is located in Nye County
- Peavine ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
  - Peavine is located in Nye County
- Learville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learville
  - Learville is located in Nye County
  - Learville has also been known as:
  - Searville
- Indian Springs ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  - Indian Springs is located in Nye County
  - Indian Springs has also been known as:
  - Indian Spring
- Manhattan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  - Manhattan is located in Nye County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <3>
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  - Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Berlin ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  - Berlin is located in Nye County
- Ione ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  - Ione is located in Nye County
Lander County
- Kingston
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  - Kingston is located in Lander County
White Pine County
- Belmont ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  - Belmont is located in White Pine County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darroughs Hot Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Darroughs Hot Springs.

Newspapers Published in Darroughs Hot Springs ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darroughs Hot Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darroughs Hot Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darroughs Hot Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Darroughs Hot Springs:

Websites specific to Nevada
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Nevada State Library and Archives

Pages specific to Nye County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lander County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White Pine County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Nye County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Nye County

Cemeteries Near Darroughs Hot Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darroughs Hot Springs.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darroughs Hot Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darroughs Hot Springs, with the one closest to Darroughs Hot Springs listed first.

Darrough Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darrough Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253179 <5>
Old Miner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Miner Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south of Carvers.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Miner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968349 <5>
Round Mountain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mountain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #900101 <5>
Yomba Indian Tribal Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yomba Indian Tribal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247499 <5>
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83958 <5>
Anderson Shoshone Indian Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Shoshone Indian Cemetery is located 41 miles [66 km]<4> to the southwest of Tonopah.
- The Anderson Shoshone Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Shoshone Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83907 <5>
Belmont Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83908 <5>
Ione Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ione Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197493 <5>
Berlin Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242600 <5>
Kingston Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83943 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Darroughs Hot Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darroughs Hot Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Darroughs Hot Springs, with the one closest to Darroughs Hot Springs listed first.

Peavine ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Peavine is located in Nye County
Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Nye County
Grantsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
Belmont ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in White Pine County
Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
Midas ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Midas is located in Nye County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darroughs Hot Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darroughs Hot Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darroughs Hot Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>	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.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Darroughs Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darroughs Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8202, Longitude: -117.1806 In this case, the coordinates for Darroughs Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>	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.
<6>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Darroughs Hot Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.