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 Mustang (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 Mustang. 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 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.
Mustang is located in 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 Mustang. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mustang:
- Washoe County (The home county of Mustang)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Hafed
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Hidden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spanish Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- 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)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Steamboat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Golden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Raleigh Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Lemmon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Galena ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Lakeview Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- New Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Carson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Churchill County
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Carson Rapids City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Stagecoach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mound House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fernley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Silver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Lockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thisby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang 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)
- Sierra County (CA)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mustang, see our County-by-County Page for Mustang.
Cemeteries Near Mustang ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mustang.
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 Mustang - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mustang covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huffaker Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Reno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243472 <2>
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <2>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Army of the Republic 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)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Fireman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireman Cemetery
- The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flowery Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <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 Mustang in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mustang.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
- Hafed
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Clarks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steamboat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Thisby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Washoe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mustang. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mustang.
Newspapers Published in Mustang ...
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 Mustang.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mustang, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mustang.
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 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 Mustang:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Churchill County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mustang) 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 Mustang, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |