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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 Holbrook Junction (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 Holbrook Junction. 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 Holbrook Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Holbrook Junction: Holbrook Jct. (or less commonly used: Holbrook Jctn.)

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.

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.

Holbrook Junction is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Alpine (CA), El Dorado (CA), Mono (CA), Placer (CA), Carson City & Lyon.

Below are the counties that are near Holbrook Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holbrook Junction:

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Holbrook Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • Topaz Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
    • Dresslerville Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony
    • Dresslerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresslerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Gardnerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Minden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
    • Johnson Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • Wellington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Yerington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpine County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
    • Markleeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Marklee Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Mesa Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Alpine Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • Woodfords
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Sorensens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Lake Alpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
  • Amador County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kit Carson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Al Tahoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • Echo Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Phillips
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Fallen Leaf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Twin Bridges
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mono County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Junction, with the one closest to Holbrook Junction listed first.
    • Topaz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belfort ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belfort is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
    • Fales Hot Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fales Hot Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fales Hot Springs
    • Sonora Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sonora Junction is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Junction

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holbrook Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Holbrook Junction.

Cemeteries Near Holbrook Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook Junction.

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 Holbrook Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find Holbrook Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holbrook Junction.

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

  • Topaz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Markleeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodfords
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Gardnerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Mason
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Genoa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Bijou
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
  • Lake Valley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Tallac Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holbrook Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holbrook Junction.

Newspapers Published in Holbrook Junction ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holbrook Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holbrook Junction.

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 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 Holbrook Junction:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Holbrook Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Holbrook Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.