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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 Silver Springs (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 Silver Springs. 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 Silver Springs ...

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 Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)

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 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.

Silver Springs is located in Lyon 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 Lyon County: Mono (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Mineral, Storey & Washoe.

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

  • Lyon County     (The home county of Silver Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Stagecoach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Fernley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Lyon County
    • Wabuska
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
      • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
    • Carson Rapids City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
    • Silver City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
  • Carson City
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City
  • Churchill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
    • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
      • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
    • Diatom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diatom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
      • Diatom is located in Churchill County
    • Hazen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Churchill County
    • Ragtown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
      • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
    • Thisby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
    • Clark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Storey County
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lousetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
      • Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
    • Lockwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • American City is located in Storey County
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
      • American Flat is located in Storey County
  • Washoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
    • Wadsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
      • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
    • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
      • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
    • Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
    • Hidden Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Steamboat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
      • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Nixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Sparks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Spanish Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
      • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
    • New Washoe City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Silver Springs ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Springs.

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 Silver Springs:

Cemeteries Near Silver Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Springs.

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

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

  • Desert Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83922 <5>
  • Ft. Churchill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fernley Desert Memorial Garden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fraternal Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wadsworth Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rosewood Drive Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Allen Road Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340981 <5>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Fireman Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Virginia City Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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 Silver Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Springs.

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

  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Wadsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thisby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
    • Thisby is located in Storey County
  • Clarks ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Washoe County
  • Wabuska
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Saint Clair
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Churchill County
  • Hafed
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
  • Virginia City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
  • Silver City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Lyon County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
    • Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
    • Mound House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4125, Longitude: -119.2199    
<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 Silver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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