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 Verdi - Mogul (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 Verdi - Mogul. 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.
Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe 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 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 Verdi - Mogul. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verdi - Mogul:
- Washoe County (The home county of Verdi - Mogul)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Mogul
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Verdi
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco is located in Washoe County
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Golden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemmon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Border Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Carson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Empire
- From Verdi - Mogul to Empire
- New Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- Glenbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johntown
- From Verdi - Mogul to Johntown
- Carson Rapids City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Mound House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
- Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
- Virginia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- American City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thisby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thisby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thisby
- From Verdi - Mogul to Thisby
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bronco
- From Verdi - Mogul to Bronco
- Floriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Polaris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polaris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Polaris
- From Verdi - Mogul to Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truckee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
- Donner Lake is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Donner Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Kings Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brockway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carnelian Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
- Dollar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Lake Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Donner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
- Tahoe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Soda Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County (CA)
- Tahoe Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plumas County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilcoot - Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County (CA)
- Chilcoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwourth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calvada
- From Verdi - Mogul to Calvada
- Loyalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sierraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sattley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verdi - Mogul, see our County-by-County Page for Verdi - Mogul.
Cemeteries Near Verdi - Mogul ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verdi - Mogul.
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 Verdi - Mogul covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Washoe City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truckee Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truckee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truckee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Verdi - Mogul in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Verdi - Mogul.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verdi - Mogul, with the one closest to Verdi - Mogul listed first.
- Verdi
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Marmol is located in Washoe County
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bronco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bronco
- From Verdi - Mogul to Bronco
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Boca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Boca is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Steamboat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truckee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hafed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verdi - Mogul. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verdi - Mogul.
Newspapers Published in Verdi - Mogul ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verdi - Mogul.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verdi - Mogul, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verdi - Mogul.
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 Verdi - Mogul:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Verdi - Mogul. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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 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. |
<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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Verdi - Mogul) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Verdi - Mogul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5180, Longitude: -119.9579 |
<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 Verdi - Mogul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |