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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 Baltimore Town (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 Baltimore Town. 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 northwest 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 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.

Baltimore Town is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Baltimore Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Kingvale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
    • Marsh Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
    • Soda Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Graniteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Norden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Donner Lake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Emigrant Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Donner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
    • Soda Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Andover is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Casa Loma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Flat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greekstore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Gold Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Secret Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
    • Clio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Valley Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
    • C-Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
    • Graeagle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Blairsden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Iron Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
    • Johnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
    • Mohawk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Plumas Eureka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
    • Delleker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Sierra City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sattley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sierraville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alleghany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Calpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyalton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Poker Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town listed first.
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Crystal Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Verdi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Baltimore Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baltimore Town.

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 Baltimore Town - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baltimore Town, with the one closest to Baltimore Town 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 Baltimore Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baltimore Town.

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

  • Cisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
  • Emigrant Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Graniteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Blue Canyon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
  • Sierra City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Westville is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Sattley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Moore's Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
  • Alleghany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Towle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Towle is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Truckee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Baltimore Town ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baltimore Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baltimore Town, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baltimore Town.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Baltimore Town:

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 from Point A (ie- Baltimore Town) 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 Baltimore Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.