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 Riepetown (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 Riepetown. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Riepetown is located in White Pine 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 White Pine County: Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye, Juab (UT), Millard (UT) & Tooele (UT).

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

• White Pine County     (The home county of Riepetown)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Riepetown, with the one closest to Riepetown listed first.
  • Copper Flat
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
    • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
  • Ruth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in White Pine County
    • Ruth has also been known as:
    • New Ruth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <2>
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in White Pine County
  • Lane City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
    • Lane City is located in White Pine County
    • Former name for Lane City:
    • Mineral City
  • Ely
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
  • Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
    • Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
  • Calumet ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calumet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in White Pine County
  • East Ely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ely
    • East Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ely <2>
  • McGill Junction ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGill Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
    • McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
  • Adverse ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adverse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
    • Adverse is located in White Pine County
  • McGill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
    • McGill is located in White Pine County
  • Steptoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steptoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
    • Steptoe is located in White Pine County

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

Cemeteries Near Riepetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riepetown.

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 Riepetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Keystone Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Cemetery
• Ely City Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely City Cemetery
  • The Ely City Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Ely Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1882990 <4>
• Ward Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the north of Ely.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83971 <4>
• Preston Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Preston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
• Taylor Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northwest of Ely.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175961 <4>
• Preston Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176029 <4>
• Hamilton Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • The Hamilton Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mourners Point Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171228 <4>
• Treasure Hill Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasure Hill Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Treasure Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963110 <4>
• Lund Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lund Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Lund.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1440360 <4>
• Eberhardt Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhardt Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eberhardt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481346 <4>

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>

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

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

• Ely
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in White Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
• McGill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
  • McGill is located in White Pine County
• Taylor ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in White Pine County
• Eberhardt ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eberhardt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberhardt
  • Eberhardt is located in White Pine County
• Hamilton ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in White Pine County
• Cleveland ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White Pine County

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

Newspapers Published in Riepetown ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riepetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riepetown, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riepetown.

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 Riepetown:

• 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 White Pine 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 White Pine County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Cemeteries of White Pine County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/

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