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 Denio Junction (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 Denio Junction. 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 Denio Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Denio Junction: Denio Jct. (or less commonly used: Denio Jctn.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Denio Junction is located in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County: Owyhee (ID), Elko, Lander, Pershing, Washoe, Harney (OR) & Malheur (OR).

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

• Humboldt County     (The home county of Denio Junction)
  • Denio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denio
    • Denio is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denio <1>
• Harney County (OR)
  • Fields
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Fields is located in Harney County (OR)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fields <1>

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

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 websites either 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 Denio Junction:

• 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 Humboldt County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Harney 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 Humboldt County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Cemeteries of Humboldt County

Cemeteries Near Denio Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denio Junction.

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 Denio Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denio Junction, with the one closest to Denio Junction listed first.

• Denio Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denio Cemetery
• Howard Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83939 <3>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/

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