Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hamilton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hamilton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hamilton, 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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 Hamilton ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Hamilton was originally named Cave City
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.
A Few Details for Hamilton ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Hamilton was established in 1868.
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 hospitals and 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 Hamilton is historic, it would have been located within present day White Pine 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 White Pine County: Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye, Juab (UT), Millard (UT) & Tooele (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton:
- White Pine County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Treasure City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure City
- Treasure City is located in White Pine County
- Treasure City has also been known as:
- Treasure Hill
- Belmont Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Mill
- Belmont Mill is located in White Pine County
- Eberhardt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Illipah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illipah
- Illipah is located in White Pine County
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Copper Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <3>
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Lane City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
- Nye County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Duckwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamilton ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamilton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> of Hamilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hamilton:
- 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 White Pine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nye County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nye County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of White Pine County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of White Pine County
Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.
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 Hamilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Hamilton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mourners Point Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171228 <6>
- Treasure Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Treasure Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasure Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963110 <6>
- Eberhardt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eberhardt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhardt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481346 <6>
- Duckwater Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duckwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83923 <6>
- Preston Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Preston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
- Keystone Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Cemetery
- Bradshaw Ranch Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bradshaw Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bradshaw Ranch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Duckwater.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Ranch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155514 <6>
- Fenstermaker Grave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fenstermaker Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenstermaker Grave
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.
Hamilton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 284 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Eberhardt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Duckwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2525, Longitude: -115.4862 |
| <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> | 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. |