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Introduction ...

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

We've added Huffakers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huffakers, 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 Huffakers (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 Huffakers. 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 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 Huffakers 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 Huffakers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huffakers:

  • Washoe County     (The home county of Huffakers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Hidden Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
    • Reno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <2>
    • Sparks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Steamboat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Lawton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Hafed
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hafed is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Mogul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mogul is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
    • Sundown Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Panther Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Lakeview Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • Carson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Empire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • New Empire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Indian Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Glenbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
    • Lincoln Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Carson Rapids City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Mound House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Stagecoach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Silver Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • American City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Clark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Thisby
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Bronco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Polaris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • Truckee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Donner Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
      • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Donner Lake
    • Donner Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Norden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Brockway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dollar Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Tahoe City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Chilcoot - Vinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
    • Chilcoot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sierra County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huffakers, with the one closest to Huffakers listed first.
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
    • Loyalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Huffakers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huffakers.

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

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

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

Huffakers itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Reno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <2>
  • Steamboat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Lawton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawton is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Hafed
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
  • Washoe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
  • Verdi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marmol ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marmol is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
  • Virginia City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mystic ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Floriston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bronco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Franktown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Gold Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Huffakers ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huffakers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huffakers, 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 Huffakers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Huffakers:

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 Huffakers, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huffakers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.