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 Steamboat (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 Steamboat. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Steamboat is located in Washoe 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 Washoe County: Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Harney (OR) & Lake (OR).
Below are the counties that are near Steamboat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steamboat:
- Washoe County (The home county of Steamboat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Galena ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- New Washoe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sundown Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Hidden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Franktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hafed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Indian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Glenbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skyland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Walleys Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Kingsbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Zephyr Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Mound House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carson Rapids City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Stagecoach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Silver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Virginia City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Thisby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- El Dorado County (CA)
- Tahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Bronco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Polaris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Donner Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Brockway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Tahoe Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoma Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Sierra County (CA)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Steamboat, see our County-by-County Page for Steamboat.
Cemeteries Near Steamboat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steamboat.
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 Steamboat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steamboat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huffaker Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Reno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243472 <2>
- Washoe City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fireman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireman Cemetery
- The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
- Virginia City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
- The Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
- Gold Hill Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flowery Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <2>
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Steamboat had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steamboat, with the one closest to Steamboat listed first.
- Washoe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Virginia City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Franktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Hafed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steamboat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steamboat.
Newspapers Published in Steamboat ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steamboat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steamboat, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steamboat.
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 Steamboat:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey 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> | 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 Steamboat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steamboat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |