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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 Virginiatown (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 Virginiatown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Virginiatown is located in Placer County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Virginiatown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virginiatown:

  • Placer County     (The home county of Virginiatown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ophir
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Penryn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Loomis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
    • Rocklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bowman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Granite Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Cool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pilot Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Summit Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Equestrian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
    • Marina Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Waterford Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Winterhaven Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Crown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Franciscan Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Highland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Alta Sierra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chicago Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Citrus Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Sabre City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabre City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
    • Orangevale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Foothill Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
    • Fair Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Natoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Elverta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rio Oso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Bogue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Robbins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • South Yuba City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tierra Buena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Broderick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
    • Smartville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Olivehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Linda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Alicia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
    • Dantoni
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Browns Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Binney Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Virginiatown, see our County-by-County Page for Virginiatown.

Newspapers Published in Virginiatown ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginiatown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virginiatown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virginiatown.

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 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 Virginiatown:

Cemeteries Near Virginiatown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virginiatown.

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 Virginiatown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.

  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manzanita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanita Cemetery
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
  • Camp Far West Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Hill Cemetery
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Folsom Prison Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Folsom Prison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Folsom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsom Prison Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193831 <5>
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Lofton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton Cemetery
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Virginiatown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Virginiatown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Virginiatown, with the one closest to Virginiatown listed first.

  • Penryn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ophir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
  • Rocklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pilot Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clipper Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Wolf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virginiatown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginiatown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginiatown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Virginiatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virginiatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9004, Longitude: -121.2150    
<5>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.
<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 Virginiatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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