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 Panaca (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 Panaca. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Panaca is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Mohave (AZ), Clark, Nye, White Pine, Beaver (UT), Iron (UT), Millard (UT) & Washington (UT).

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

Lincoln County (The home county of Panaca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panaca, with the one closest to Panaca listed first.
- Bullionville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  - Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
- Prince ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
  - Prince is located in Lincoln County
- Pioche
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioche
  - Pioche is located in Lincoln County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioche <2>
- Yoacham ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoacham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
  - Yoacham is located in Lincoln County
- Mendha ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendha
  - Mendha is located in Lincoln County
- Caliente
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
  - Caliente is located in Lincoln County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <2>
- Crestline ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  - Crestline is located in Lincoln County
- Islen ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
  - Islen is located in Lincoln County
- Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
  - Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
- Fay ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  - Fay is located in Lincoln County
- Spring Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  - Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Barclay
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  - Barclay is located in Lincoln County
- Acoma ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
  - Acoma is located in Lincoln County
Iron County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panaca, with the one closest to Panaca listed first.
- Uvada ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvada
  - Uvada is located in Iron County (UT)
- Desert Springs ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
  - Desert Springs is located in Iron County (UT)
- Stateline ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stateline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
  - Stateline is located in Iron County (UT)
- Modena
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  - Modena is located in Iron County (UT)
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modena <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Panaca ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panaca.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panaca, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panaca.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Panaca:

Websites specific to Nevada
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Nevada State Library and Archives

Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Lincoln County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Lincoln County

Cemeteries Near Panaca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panaca.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

Panaca Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Panaca Cemetery has also been known as:
- Panaca Memorial Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panaca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981097 <5>
Bullionville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bullionville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullionville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83910 <5>
Pioche Boot Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioche Boot Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176659 <5>
Pioche Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pioche Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Laurence Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioche Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176657 <5>
Pioche Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pioche Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boothill Cemetery
- Pioche IOOF Cemetery
- Pioche IOOF and Masonic Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioche Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176656 <5>
Pioche Public Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioche Public Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #235523 <5>
Caliente City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caliente City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83911 <5>
Conway Memorial Park Veterans Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Conway Memorial Park Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conaway Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Memorial Park Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83920 <5>
IOOF Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83940 <5>
Woodworth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woodworth Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172153 <5>
Hollinger - Hammond Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollinger - Hammond Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176703 <5>
Lytle Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lytle Cemetery is located in Eagle Valley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lytle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448998 <5>
Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fay Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fay Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361866 <5>
- Hackett Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hackett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
- Barclay Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barclay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Barclay Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northwest of Caliente.
  - The Barclay Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Clover Valley Cemetery
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294870 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Panaca had a population of 324 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

Pioche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioche
- Pioche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioche <2>
Bristol ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Lincoln County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panaca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Panaca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panaca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7920, Longitude: -114.3862
<5>	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.
<6>	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 Panaca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.