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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 Spooner Junction (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 Spooner Junction. 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 Spooner Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spooner Junction: Spooner Jct. (or less commonly used: Spooner Jctn.)
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.
Spooner Junction is located in Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Nevada's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Alpine (CA), El Dorado (CA), Mono (CA), Placer (CA), Carson City & Lyon.
Below are the counties that are near Spooner Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spooner Junction:
- Douglas County (The home county of Spooner Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Zephyr Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Tahoe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Walleys Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- New Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Mound House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Carson Rapids City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Virginia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Incline Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyrolian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Crystal Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- New Washoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Galena ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Steamboat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Lawton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Alpine County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Mesa Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Sorensens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Woodfords
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Alpine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Markleeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marklee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
- Amador County (CA)
- Kirkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- El Dorado County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Al Tahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tallac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Fallen Leaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Twin Bridges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyburz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Bronco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Polaris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Floriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Truckee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Donner Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Kings Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tahoma Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tahoe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tahoe Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Andover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Soda Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Donner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Sierra County (CA)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spooner Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Spooner Junction.
Cemeteries Near Spooner Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spooner Junction.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, 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 Spooner Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spooner Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City.
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <2>
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City.
- The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dat So La Lee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <2>
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mtn. Cemetery
- The Lone Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson City Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83945 <2>
- Captain George Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mottsville.
- The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain George Donner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <2>
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mottsville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Empire Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Spooner Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spooner Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spooner Junction, with the one closest to Spooner Junction listed first.
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bijou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Lake Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Brunswick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Franktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Emerald Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Tallac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gardnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spooner Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spooner Junction.
Newspapers Published in Spooner Junction ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spooner Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spooner Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spooner Junction.
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 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 Spooner Junction:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <3> | 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- Spooner Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Spooner Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |