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 Bar J Ranch (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 Bar J Ranch. 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 Bar J Ranch ...
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 Bar J Ranch: Bar J Rnch.
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.
Bar J Ranch 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 Bar J Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bar J Ranch:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Bar J Ranch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Cameron Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skinners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skinners is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Shingle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crescent Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Cresta Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Park Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
- Crown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- May ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- River Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Drytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amador City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ione
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
- Sutter Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volcano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Big Bar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Nevada County
- Lake of the Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Granite Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penryn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Newcastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bowman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Virginiatown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Clipper Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Prairie City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Represa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Folsom Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Natoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Orangevale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rancho Murieta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Citrus Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Broderick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bryte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Sacramento
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bar J Ranch, see our County-by-County Page for Bar J Ranch.
Cemeteries Near Bar J Ranch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bar J Ranch.
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 Bar J Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bar J Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Clarksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <2>
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jayhawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <2>
- Mormon Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom Prison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
- 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
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
- Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Placerville Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
- The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <2>
- Bennett Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bar J Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bar J Ranch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bar J Ranch, with the one closest to Bar J Ranch listed first.
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Shingle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Latrobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- El Dorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Natoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Alder Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Lotus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coloma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orangevale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bar J Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bar J Ranch.
Newspapers Published in Bar J Ranch ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bar J Ranch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bar J Ranch, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bar J Ranch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bar J Ranch:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- Sutter County
- Yolo 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> | 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 Bar J Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bar J Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |