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Introduction ...

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

We've added Ophir City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ophir City, 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 Ophir City (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 Ophir City. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Ophir City 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 Ophir City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ophir City:

  • Washoe County     (The home county of Ophir City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Franktown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Franktown is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • New Washoe City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Washoe City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
    • Sundown Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
    • Galena ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Galena is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Pleasant Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Tyrolian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
    • Steamboat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Incline Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Crystal Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
    • Lawton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Carson City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Lakeview Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • Carson City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Empire is located in Carson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • New Empire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Indian Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Glenbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
    • Lincoln Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Genoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Skyland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Kingsbury Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
    • Zephyr Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Summit Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Edgewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Silver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Mound House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Carson Rapids City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
    • Stagecoach
      (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • American City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
    • Gold Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Virginia City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
    • Lockwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Thisby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
  • El Dorado County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Tahoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Al Tahoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tallac Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Nevada County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Bronco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Polaris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • Truckee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Norden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Soda Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Placer County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ophir City, with the one closest to Ophir City listed first.
    • Brockway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dollar Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Lake Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Tahoe City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Homewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Soda Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Donner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Sierra County (CA)
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Ophir City, see our County-by-County Page for Ophir City.

Cemeteries Near Ophir City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ophir City.

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 Ophir City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bowers Mansion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Franktown Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Washoe City.
    • The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Franktown Cemetery
    • Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <3>
  • Washoe City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    • The Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
  • Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
    • The Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
  • Carson Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waltons Chapel of the Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Empire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fireman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.

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.

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

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

  • Franktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Franktown is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Washoe City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Washoe City is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
  • Incline Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Steamboat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Carson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Gold Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Virginia City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brunswick ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunswick is located in Carson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Mound House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huffakers ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
    • Anderson ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Anderson is located in Washoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson has also been known as:
      • Junction House
      • Sparks Ranch
    • Floriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ophir City ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ophir City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ophir City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ophir City.

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 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 Ophir City:

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