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 Thomas Place (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 Thomas Place. 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 Thomas Place ...
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 Thomas Place: Thomas Pl. (or less commonly used: Thomas Plc.)
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.
Thomas Place is located in Eureka 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 Eureka County: Elko, Lander, Nye & White Pine.
Below are the counties that are near Thomas Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas Place:
- Eureka County (The home county of Thomas Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Barth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Palisade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Eureka County
- Harney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Harney is located in Eureka County
- Primeaux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
- Primeaux is located in Eureka County
- Beowawe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
- Beowawe is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <2>
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Crescent Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <2>
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Mineral ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
- Elko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Carlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
- Carlin is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <2>
- Moleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Hunter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Jiggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Lander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Tenabo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Lander ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Argenta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Kampos ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thomas Place, see our County-by-County Page for Thomas Place.
Cemeteries Near Thomas Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Place.
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 Thomas Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222141 <4>
- Palisade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palisade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palisade Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Carlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155938 <4>
- Pioneers Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneers Grave
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneers Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Maidens Grave Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maidens Grave Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maidens Grave Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Beowawe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83947 <4>
- Beowawe Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beowawe Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beowawe Indian Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Beowawe.
- The Beowawe Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246892 <4>
- Carlin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83914 <4>
- Mineral Hill Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391652 <4>
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 Thomas Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Palisade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Eureka County
- Cluro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bullion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Beowawe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
- Beowawe is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <2>
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Mineral ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Moleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Argenta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thomas Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas Place.
Newspapers Published in Thomas Place ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Place, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Thomas Place:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Nevada State Library and Archives
- Pages specific to Eureka County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elko County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Elko County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Eureka County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Nevada
- Cemeteries of Eureka County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Thomas Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5010, Longitude: -116.2279 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Thomas Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |