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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Maidens Gravesite. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maidens Gravesite (FG ID #8138)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Maidens Gravesite ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maidens Gravesite

Lat:   38.6319°   (38° 37' 54")

Lon:   -120.1715°   (-120° 10' 17")

The Maidens Gravesite is located in Amador County<2>.

The county seat for Amador County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Maidens Gravesite .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Maidens Gravesite:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Amador County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Maidens Gravesite itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Maidens Gravesite.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maidens Gravesite, with the nearest first.

    • Kit Carson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyburz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Twin Bridges
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Alpine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
    • Phillips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
    • Big Meadow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
      • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
    • Echo Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Sorensens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Riverton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Fallen Leaf
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Grizzly Flatx
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Marklee Village
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
        • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
      • Pacific
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
        • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Markleeville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Alpine Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
        • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
      • Tallac Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
        • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Fresh Pond
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
        • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Camp Connell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Big Trees Village
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
        • Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Maidens Gravesite. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amador County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maidens Gravesite.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Maidens Gravesite.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maidens Gravesite, with the nearest first.

    • Woodfords Washoe Indian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Woodfords Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Woodfords Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Old Woodfords Cemetery is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Woodfords Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160446 <1>
    • Indian Diggings Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Diggings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Diggings Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Diggings Cemetery
    • Andreason Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andreason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andreason Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andreason Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7839 <1>
    • Happy Homestead Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Al Tahoe Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Inedpendence Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Amador County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Protestant Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Amador County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
      • Mottsville Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Washoe Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Captain George Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Captain George Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NV)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Mottsville (NV).
        • The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Captain George Donner Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Captain George Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <1>
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Maidens Gravesite:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1702082  (Maidens Grave)
      • Note: GNIS record #1702082 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tragedy Spring
      • County: Amador         Elev: 2363
      • Location given for GNIS #1702082 (Maidens Grave)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8138

    The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maidens Gravesite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6319, Longitude: -120.1715    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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