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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 Saint Clair (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 Saint Clair. 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 Saint Clair ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Clair: St. Clair

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Saint Clair is located in Churchill 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 Churchill County: Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing & Washoe.

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

  • Churchill County     (The home county of Saint Clair)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Churchill County
    • Fallon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Churchill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <2>
    • Nevada City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
      • Nevada City is located in Churchill County
    • Ragtown ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
      • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
    • Diatom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
      • Diatom is located in Churchill County
    • Salt Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
      • Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
    • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
      • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
    • Stillwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Churchill County
    • Hazen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Churchill County
    • Sand Springs ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
      • Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
    • Huxley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Churchill County
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clair, with the one closest to Saint Clair listed first.
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Lyon County
    • Silver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Fernley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Wabuska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
      • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
    • Stagecoach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
  • Washoe County

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Clair ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Clair.

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

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

  • Allen Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Road Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Road Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fallon.
    • The Allen Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eason Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
    • St. Clair Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340981 <4>
  • St. Clair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood Drive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchill County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Churchill County Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fallon.
    • The Churchill County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fallon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83919 <4>
  • Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stillwater Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wightman Ranch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wightman Ranch
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wightman Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340999 <4>
  • Fernley Desert Memorial Garden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Desert Memorial Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the west of Silver Springs.
    • The Desert Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Silver Springs Cemeentery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83922 <4>
  • Ft. Churchill Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Fraternal Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadsworth Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Clair had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Hill is located in Churchill County
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Wabuska
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Wadsworth
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Saint Clair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Clair.

Newspapers Published in Saint Clair ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clair.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Clair, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Clair.

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 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 Saint Clair:

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

The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://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>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.
<5>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 Saint Clair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Clair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Clair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4363, Longitude: -118.8099       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Clair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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