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Washoe County, Nevada, United States

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Details for Washoe County

NameWashoe County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Nevada, United States
County SeatReno
Coordinates
Latitude 40.7501785 40° 45' 00.6" N
Longitude -119.6263068 119° 37' 34.7" W
Population254,667
Elevation1,832 m
Surrounding Counties, Independent CityHarney (Oregon) N
Humboldt NE
Pershing E
Churchill SE
Lyon S
Storey S
Douglas S
Carson City S
Placer (California) SW
Sierra (California) SW
Nevada (California) SW
Lassen (California) W
Modoc (California) NW
Lake (Oregon) N
USGS GNIS FeatureID858608
Histopolis Place ID388248290
Updated Apr 15, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Washoe County

8 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Washoe County, Nevada Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Washoe County, Nevada
http://www.interment.net/us/nv/washoe.htm (16 May 2010)

Washoe County Page [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/nv/washoearc.htm (2 Feb 2010)

Washoe County, Nevada County Information - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Get all the local information you need on Washoe County, Nevada, NV - community history, demographics, local search and more at ePodunk
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17760 (16 Dec 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Washoe County, Nev. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/WA.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Cemeteries in or near Washoe County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=17760&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (22 Dec 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1975 (26 Aug 2009)

Washoe County, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_County,_Nevada (26 Jul 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Nevada > Washoe County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Nevada > Washoe County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NV/Washoe/ (27 Feb 2010)
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Surveys in Washoe County

1 Survey, 15 Ranges, 212 Townships

The Mount Diablo Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Washoe County. You can navigate to any of the 212 survey townships that overlap Washoe County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Washoe County

5 Townships
GerlachRenoSparksVerdi
Wadsworth

Cities of Washoe County

2 Cities, 78 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Andersons (historical u.p.)Andys PlaceBeulah (historical u.p.)Border Town
Bronco (historical u.p.)BrunsonBuffalo Meadows (historical u.p.)Churches Camp (historical u.p.)
Clarks (historical u.p.)Cold SpringsCopperfieldCrystal Bay
Crystal Peak (historical u.p.)Deep HoleDiessner (historical u.p.)Dodge
EmpireFlaniganFleishFranktown
GerlachGlendaleGolden ValleyGrand View Terrace
HafedHeinz (historical u.p.)Hidden ValleyHot Springs (historical u.p.)
Huffaker (historical u.p.)Incline VillageJumbo (historical u.p.)Lawton
Lemmon ValleyMarmol (historical u.p.)MartinMayberry-Highland Park
Mayberrys (historical u.p.)MogulMustangNashville
New Washoe CityNixonNorth ValleyOlinghouse
Ophir City (historical u.p.)Panther ValleyPatrickPhil
Pleasant ValleyPyramid (historical u.p.)PyramidRaleigh Heights
ReedervilleReno (city)Reno-SteadReynard
Roderick (historical u.p.)Sand PassSanoSheepshead
Smoke CreekSpanish SpringsSparks (city)Steamboat
Sun ValleySundown TownSutcliffeSwedes Place
ThisbyTyrolian VillageUpper Pyramid (historical u.p.)Verdi
VistaVyaWadsworthWashoe City
WedekindWest RenoWimer PlaceZenobia

Cemeteries of Washoe County

4 Cemeteries
FranktownMother of SorrowsMountain ViewWhispering Pines

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