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Nearest Communities to Thisby,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Thisby, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Thisby:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Thisby is primarily located in Storey County. A portion of Thisby extends into Washoe County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Storey County: Carson City, Lyon & Washoe.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 108 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Thisby. Of these communities, 92 are located in counties other than Storey County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Thisby (which is Storey County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Thisby

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Storey County   (where Thisby resides)
    • County Website:   https://storeycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Storey:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thisby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thisby.
      • Clark
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilpin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Gilpin is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
      • Lockwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mustang Ranch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
      • Lousetown ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia City Highlands
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mark Twain Estates
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Mark Twain Estates is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain Estates
      • Flowery City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Flowery City is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Virginia City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Divide
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Divide is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Formanville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Formanville is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formanville
      • Gold Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Lower Gold Hill ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lower Gold Hill is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gold Hill
        • American City ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • American City is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
        • American Flat ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Comstock ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Comstock is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Churchill County
    • County Website:   https://www.churchillcountynv.gov/
    • County Seat for Churchill:   Fallon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thisby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thisby.
      • Hazen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Diatom
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Northam ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Northam is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
      • Leete ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Leete is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leete
      • Massie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Massie is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
      • Willowtown ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Willowtown is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
      • Leeteville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Leeteville is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeteville
      • Ragtown ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Fillmore is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Gregory ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gregory is located in Churchill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Lyon County
  • Pershing County
  • Washoe County
    • County Website:   https://washoecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thisby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thisby.
      • Roderick ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Roderick is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick
      • Clarks ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Clarks is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
      • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wadsworth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Dodge is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Lower Crossing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
      • Patrick
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Patrick is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Mustang
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mustang is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Hafed
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hafed is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
      • Spanish Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
      • Vista
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Vista is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
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        • Wedekind
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Wedekind is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind
        • Nixon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Hidden Valley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Glendale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Glendale is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Sparks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Sun Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Upper Pyramid ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Upper Pyramid is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pyramid
        • Five Mile House ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
        • North Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • North Valley is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
        • Panther Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Reno
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Pyramid ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Pyramid is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
        • Anderson ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Anderson is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
          • Anderson has also been known as:
          • Junction House
          • Sparks Ranch
        • Huffaker ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Huffaker is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker
        • Huffakers ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
        • Golden Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Steamboat
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
        • Lemmon Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Raleigh Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Grand View Terrace
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Grand View Terrace is located in Washoe County
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        • Martin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Martin is located in Washoe County
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        • West Reno
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • West Reno is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reno
        • Nashville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayberry - Highland Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Reno - Stead
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Reno - Stead is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno - Stead
        • Jumbo ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Jumbo is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
        • Mayberrys ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Mayberrys is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberrys
        • Sutcliffe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
        • Galena ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lawton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • New Washoe City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sundown Town
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
        • Washoe City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Copperfield ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Mogul
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Verdi - Mogul
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Ophir City ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
        • Cold Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak
        • Heinz ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Heinz is located in Washoe County
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        • Verdi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thisby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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