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 Elko (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 Elko. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Elko is located in Elko County and is the County Seat.
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 Elko County: Cassia (ID), Owyhee (ID), Twin Falls (ID), Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine, Box Elder (UT) & Tooele (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Elko. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elko:
- Elko County (The home county of Elko)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Coin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hunter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <2>
- Moleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Lamoille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <2>
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Carlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
- Carlin is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <2>
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Jiggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Deeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <2>
- Eureka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Palisade ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Eureka County
- Primeaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
- Primeaux is located in Eureka County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elko, see our County-by-County Page for Elko.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elko ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elko.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elko. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elko and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elko.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Elko.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elko:
- 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 Elko County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Eureka County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eureka County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Elko County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Elko County
Cemeteries Near Elko ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elko.
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 Elko covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83950 <4>
- Elko City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83924 <4>
- Elko County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344889 <4>
- Burns Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Memorial Garden is a large cemetery that is located in Elko.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150467 <4>
- Fred E. Hogrelius Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred E. Hogrelius Gravesite is located in Spring Creek.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fred E. Hogrelius Gravesite
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327295 <4>
- Lamoille Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamoille Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181163 <4>
- Carlin Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83914 <4>
- Ft. Halleck Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Halleck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245882 <4>
- Zunino Ranch Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Zunino Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zunino Ranch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252496 <4>
- Palisade Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palisade Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Carlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palisade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155938 <4>
- Starr Valley Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83968 <4>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elko had a population of 766 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elko had a population of 20,531 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Osino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Moleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lamoille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <2>
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Bullion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Palisade ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Eureka County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elko. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elko.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko: www.ci.elko.nv.us/
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Elko) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elko. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8387, Longitude: -115.7710 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |