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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Double Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Double Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Double Springs, please Contact Us.

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 Double 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 Double 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 Double 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Double Springs: Double Spgs. (or less commonly used: Double Spngs. or Double Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Double Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Double 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Double Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Alpine (CA), El Dorado (CA), Mono (CA), Placer (CA), Carson City & Lyon.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Double Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Topaz Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
    • Dresslerville Colony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony
    • Dresslerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresslerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
    • Centerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Gardnerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
    • Johnson Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Carson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Empire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • New Empire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Lakeview Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Wellington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Yerington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Mound House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Alpine County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
    • Mesa Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Markleeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • Marklee Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Woodfords
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Sorensens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Lake Alpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
  • Amador County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kit Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Al Tahoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • Echo Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Phillips
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Fallen Leaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Bridges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Mono County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Springs, with the one closest to Double Springs listed first.
    • Topaz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Double Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Double 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.

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 Double Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Markleeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Topaz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodfords
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Gardnerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Coleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Bijou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
  • Lake Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Mason
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tallac Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Brunswick ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brunswick is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Empire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire

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

Newspapers Published in Double 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Double Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Double Springs, 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 Double Springs.

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 Double Springs:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Double Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Double Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.