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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 Balderson Station (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 Balderson Station. 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 Balderson Station ...

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 Balderson Station: Balderson Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Balderson Station is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Balderson Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balderson Station, with the one closest to Balderson Station listed first.
    • Quintette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Georgetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fornis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Garden Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kelsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Coloma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lotus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Motor City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Gold Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Camino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Placerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balderson Station, with the one closest to Balderson Station listed first.
    • River Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fiddletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balderson Station, with the one closest to Balderson Station listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Chicago Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Alta Sierra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Kres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Cedar Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Scotts Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
    • Glenbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Gold Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
    • Grass Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Nevada City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balderson Station, with the one closest to Balderson Station listed first.
    • Foresthill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Yankee Jims
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Iowa Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weimar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Applegate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greekstore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Clipper Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balderson Station, with the one closest to Balderson Station listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • 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>
    • Folsom Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Natoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Orangevale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Balderson Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Balderson Station.

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 Balderson Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
    • Smith Flat Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

While we didn't find Balderson Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Balderson Station.

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

  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Yankee Jims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Kelsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Coloma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lotus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Weimar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Placerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Pilot Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pacific
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific

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

Newspapers Published in Balderson Station ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Balderson Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Balderson Station, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Balderson Station.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Balderson Station:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Balderson Station) 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 Balderson Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.