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 Boca (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 Boca. 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 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.
Boca 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 Boca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boca:
- Nevada County (The home county of Boca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Bronco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polaris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Prosser Lake Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kingvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- El Dorado County
- Tahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Kings Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Carnelian Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brockway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Donner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Soda Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Tahoe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tahoma Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Chilcoot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Sierraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sattley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Glenbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Indian Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Zephyr Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Tahoe Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Lyon County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mound House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Carson Rapids City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi - Mogul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Crystal Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mogul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Incline Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Galena ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Sundown Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boca, see our County-by-County Page for Boca.
Cemeteries Near Boca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boca.
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 Boca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Truckee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi (NV).
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <2>
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washoe City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno (NV).
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <2>
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boca had a population of 266 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boca, with the one closest to Boca listed first.
- Bronco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Truckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Washoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Tahoe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Steamboat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boca.
Newspapers Published in Boca ...
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 Boca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boca, 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 Boca.
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 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 Boca:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Plumas 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boca) 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 Boca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |