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Introduction ...

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

We've added Formanville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Formanville, 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 Formanville (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 Formanville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Formanville is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Formanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Formanville:

  • Storey County     (The home county of Formanville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • American City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
    • Virginia City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lockwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Clark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Thisby
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • New Empire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Carson City
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Indian Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Johnson Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 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)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Genoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Minden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Gardnerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Skyland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • 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 Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Silver City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Carson Rapids City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Mound House
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 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 northeast)
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • New Washoe City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Steamboat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • 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
    • Washoe City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Franktown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Sundown Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Hidden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
    • Tyrolian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
    • Hafed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hafed is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Incline Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Al Tahoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Bronco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Polaris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • Truckee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Truckee is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <2>
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Formanville, with the one closest to Formanville listed first.
    • Brockway
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (23 miles [37 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 Formanville, see our County-by-County Page for Formanville.

Cemeteries Near Formanville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Formanville.

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

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

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

  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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 Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
    • The Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...

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

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

  • Gold Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Silver City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Virginia City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
  • Mound House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Empire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Brunswick ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brunswick is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Steamboat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Carson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Washoe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
  • Continue List   (16 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
    • Anderson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Formanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Formanville.

Newspapers Published in Formanville ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Formanville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Formanville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Formanville.

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 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 Formanville:

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 Formanville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Formanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.