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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 Dodge (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 Dodge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dodge is located in Washoe 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 Washoe County: Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Harney (OR) & Lake (OR).

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

  • Washoe County     (The home county of Dodge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Wadsworth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
    • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
    • Nixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hafed
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hafed is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Spanish Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
    • Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Sutcliffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
    • Hidden Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
    • Sparks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sun Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Golden Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Nashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nashville is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Churchill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Hazen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazen is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Diatom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Diatom is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
    • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
    • Ragtown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
    • Jessup ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jessup is located in Churchill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Fernley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Darwin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Silver Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Stagecoach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
    • Carson Rapids City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Pershing County
    • Nightingale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Nightingale is located in Pershing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Thisby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
    • Clark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clark is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Lockwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Virginia City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dodge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodge.

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 Dodge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Dodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dodge.

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

  • Wadsworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Thisby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thisby is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
  • Clarks ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Hafed
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
  • Vista
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Reno
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <1>
  • Huffakers ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Dodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodge.

Newspapers Published in Dodge ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodge, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodge.

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 Dodge:

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 Dodge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.