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 Hafed (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 Hafed. 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 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.
Hafed is located in Washoe County.
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 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 Hafed. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hafed:
- Washoe County (The home county of Hafed)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Hidden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Panther Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
- Spanish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Steamboat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Golden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Raleigh Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Galena ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Carson City
- New Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Lakeview Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Carson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Churchill County
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Douglas County
- Indian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Carson Rapids City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Stagecoach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mound House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Fernley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Lockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lousetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Virginia City Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
- Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
- Thisby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- American City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Storey County
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Floriston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Polaris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polaris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Brockway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hafed, see our County-by-County Page for Hafed.
Newspapers Published in Hafed ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hafed.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hafed, 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 Hafed.
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 Hafed:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Churchill County
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
Cemeteries Near Hafed ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hafed.
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 Hafed covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno.
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <5>
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fireman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Virginia City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
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 in 1895, Hafed had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hafed, with the one closest to Hafed listed first.
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Clarks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Washoe County
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steamboat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Thisby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Gold Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Washoe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hafed. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hafed.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hafed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
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> | 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. |
<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- Hafed) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hafed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5146, Longitude: -119.6305 In this case, the coordinates for Hafed have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<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 Hafed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |