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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shores (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Elko County.

  • Metropolis Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Metropolis Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast of Wells.
    • The Metropolis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metropolis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83953 <2>
  • Wells City Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Shores, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Shores to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

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 Shores.

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

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

Looking for information about genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Shores and Elko County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Nevada

for Elko County

Links at Family Search:

for State of Nevada

for Elko County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Nevada

for Elko County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shores.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5402, Longitude: -114.7995       In this case, the coordinates for Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.









 

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