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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Mile House. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Mile House to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Mile House, 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 Five Mile House (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 Five Mile House. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Five Mile House is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Five Mile House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Mile House:
- Washoe County (The home county of Five Mile House)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Steamboat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- New Washoe City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Sundown Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- 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
- Hidden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Hafed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Franktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Sparks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Lakeview Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Indian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Johnson Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
- Glenbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Minden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walleys Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Kingsbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Skyland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Gardnerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Summit Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Carson Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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)
- Fernley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabuska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabuska is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- American City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Lockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Thisby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Bronco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Brockway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra County (CA)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Five Mile House, see our County-by-County Page for Five Mile House.
Cemeteries Near Five Mile House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Mile House.
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 Five Mile House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Mile House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Fireman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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.
- Virginia City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <3>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] 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 Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Silver City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huffaker Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Reno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243472 <3>
- Washoe City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Five Mile House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Mile House.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Mile House, with the one closest to Five Mile House listed first.
- Virginia City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steamboat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- 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
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Mound House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hafed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Franktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Five Mile House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Mile House.
Newspapers Published in Five Mile House ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Mile House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Mile House, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Mile House.
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 helpful 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 Five Mile House:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
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 Five Mile House, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Five Mile House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |