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 Alpine Meadows (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 Alpine Meadows. 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 Alpine Meadows ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alpine Meadows: Alpine Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alpine Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpine Meadows.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Alpine Meadows is located in Placer County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may 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 Alpine Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpine Meadows:
- Placer County (The home county of Alpine Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Tahoe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Soda Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Carnelian Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoma Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Tahoe Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Tahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Al Tahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Leaf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Strawberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kyburz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Quintette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Donner Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Truckee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Polaris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Soda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Bronco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Sierraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Glenbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Indian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lyon County (NV)
- Mound House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Crystal Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Incline Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tyrolian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Franktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Sundown Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- New Washoe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Verdi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpine Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Alpine Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Alpine Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine Meadows.
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 Alpine Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpine Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Truckee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Washoe City (NV).
- The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <2>
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Grave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa (NV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <2>
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washoe City Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Captain George Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mottsville (NV).
- The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain George Donner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <2>
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dat So La Lee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <2>
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 Alpine Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpine Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alpine Meadows, with the one closest to Alpine Meadows listed first.
- Tahoe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Truckee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Incline Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Glenbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Bronco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Tallac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Lake Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Bijou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Franktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- 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 Alpine Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpine Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Alpine Meadows ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpine Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpine Meadows, 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 Alpine Meadows.
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 Alpine Meadows:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpine Meadows) 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 Alpine Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |