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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 Village (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 Village. 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 Village ...

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 Village: Alpine Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alpine Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpine Village.

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 doctors and hospitals 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 Village is located in Alpine 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 Alpine County: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne & Douglas (NV).

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

  • Alpine County     (The home county of Alpine Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Woodfords
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Mesa Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Paynesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Sorensens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Marklee Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Markleeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
    • Lake Alpine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
    • Bear Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kit Carson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • Big Meadow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Al Tahoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Fallen Leaf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallac Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Twin Bridges
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kyburz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tahoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mono County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Topaz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Homewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
  • Tuolumne County
  • Carson City (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Carson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • New Empire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Lakeview Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
    • Dresslerville Colony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony
    • Dresslerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresslerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville
    • Gardnerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Minden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Kingsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Edgewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Stateline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Village, with the one closest to Alpine Village listed first.
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Alpine Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine Village.

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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpine Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpine Village.

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

  • Woodfords
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Markleeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Gardnerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bijou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
  • Lake Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Tallac Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Topaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
  • Coleville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Glenbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Carson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Alpine Village ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpine Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpine Village, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alpine Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Alpine Village:

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- Alpine Village) 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 Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.