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 Divide (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 Divide. 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.
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 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.
Divide is located in Storey County.
To see how the shape of Nevada's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Storey County: Carson City, Lyon & Washoe.
Below are the counties that are near Divide. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Divide:
- Storey County (The home county of Divide)
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Virginia City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Thisby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Carson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Indian Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Johnson Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
- Glenbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lincoln Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Walleys Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skyland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Gardnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Carson Rapids City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Mound House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Stagecoach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Silver Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wabuska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wabuska is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
- Washoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- New Washoe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Steamboat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Washoe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Galena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Sundown Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Franktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Hidden Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Tyrolian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Hafed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- El Dorado County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Tahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Al Tahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Bronco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Polaris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Brockway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kings Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tahoe Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carnelian Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dollar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Tahoma Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Sierra County (CA)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Divide, see our County-by-County Page for Divide.
Cemeteries Near Divide ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Divide.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Divide - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Divide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
- The Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flowery Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <2>
- Virginia City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fireman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireman Cemetery
- The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Divide in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Divide.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Virginia City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Mound House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Steamboat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Washoe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Carson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Divide. See our List of 1890's Communities around Divide.
Newspapers Published in Divide ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Divide.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Divide, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Divide.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Divide:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Storey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Washoe County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Divide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Divide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |