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 West Reno (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 West Reno. 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 West Reno ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Reno: W. Reno
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 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.
West Reno 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 West Reno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Reno:
- Washoe County (The home county of West Reno)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Lawton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mogul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Panther Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Raleigh Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Verdi - Mogul
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hidden Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Golden Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lemmon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Carson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Glenbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Carson Rapids City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Mound House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Stagecoach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Lockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- American City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Thisby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Bronco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Brockway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Dollar Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Donner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Tahoe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plumas County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Chilcoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sierraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Reno, see our County-by-County Page for West Reno.
Cemeteries Near West Reno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Reno.
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 West Reno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Reno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno.
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <2>
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi.
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <2>
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Washoe City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reno - Sparks Indian Colony / Hungry Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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 West Reno in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Reno.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Reno, with the one closest to West Reno listed first.
- Lawton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Verdi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Steamboat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Hafed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Floriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washoe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Boca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boca is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Franktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Reno. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Reno.
Newspapers Published in West Reno ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Reno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Reno, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Reno.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Reno:
- 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
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Reno) 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 West Reno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |