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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 Kingsbury Meadows (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 Kingsbury Meadows. 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 Kingsbury Meadows ...

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 Kingsbury Meadows: Kingsbury Mdws.

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 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.

Kingsbury Meadows 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 Kingsbury Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingsbury Meadows:

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Kingsbury Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Tahoe Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
    • Summit Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Kingsbury Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Edgewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Stateline
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Zephyr Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
    • Lincoln Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Genoa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Carson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • New Empire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Empire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Mound House
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Carson Rapids City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • American City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
    • Gold Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Virginia City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
  • Washoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Crystal Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Incline Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tyrolian Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
    • Franktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Ophir City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
    • New Washoe City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Washoe City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Sundown Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Pleasant Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Steamboat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Alpine County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Sorensens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Mesa Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Paynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Alpine Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • Woodfords
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Marklee Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Markleeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
  • Amador County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kit Carson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Al Tahoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • Tallac Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Fallen Leaf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Twin Bridges
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyburz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Nevada County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Polaris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Bronco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Truckee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Floriston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury Meadows, with the one closest to Kingsbury Meadows listed first.
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Homewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Dollar Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Tahoe City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lake Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Kings Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Soda Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsbury Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsbury Meadows.

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 Kingsbury Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Happy Homestead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Al Tahoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Captain George Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mottsville.
    • The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Captain George Donner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <2>
  • Genoa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <2>
  • Mottsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardnerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardnerville Cemetery is located in Gardnerville.
    • The Gardnerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83933 <2>
  • Jacks Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Washoe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastside Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fredericksburg Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City.
      • The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <2>
    • Clara Holbrook Frank Family
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City.
      • The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dat So La Lee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <2>

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

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

  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Bijou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Tallac Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Glenbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gardnerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
  • Woodfords
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Carson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tahoe City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brunswick ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brunswick is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Empire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Incline Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Kingsbury Meadows ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsbury Meadows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsbury Meadows, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingsbury Meadows.

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 Kingsbury Meadows:

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 '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- Kingsbury Meadows) 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 Kingsbury Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.