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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 Chamberlands Estates (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 Chamberlands Estates. 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 Chamberlands Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Chamberlands Estates: Chamberlands Ests.
- While the name of this community is Chamberlands Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Chamberlands Estates may originally have been Chamberland's Estates.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Chamberlands Estates might be written as Chamberland Estates.
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 and doctors 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.
Chamberlands Estates is located in Placer 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 Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Chamberlands Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chamberlands Estates:
- Placer County (The home county of Chamberlands Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Tahoma Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tahoe Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Tahoe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dollar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Carnelian Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brockway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Andover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Donner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Alpine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Sorensens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Mesa Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
- Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Woodfords
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Alpine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Kirkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kit Carson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Tahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Al Tahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Fallen Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Twin Bridges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strawberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyburz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Pacific
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Polaris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Truckee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Donner Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Donner Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Prosser Lake Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Norden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Sierra County
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Summit Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walleys Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Indian Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lyon County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Mound House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Crystal Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Franktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- New Washoe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Galena ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Steamboat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chamberlands Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Chamberlands Estates.
Cemeteries Near Chamberlands Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chamberlands Estates.
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 Chamberlands Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chamberlands Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa (NV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <3>
- Captain George Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Mottsville (NV).
- The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain George Donner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <3>
- Truckee Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mottsville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <3>
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dat So La Lee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <3>
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<4> 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 <3>
- Gardnerville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Chamberlands Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chamberlands Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chamberlands Estates, with the one closest to Chamberlands Estates listed first.
- Tahoe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emerald Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tallac Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Lake Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Bijou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Incline Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Truckee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Franktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Boca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chamberlands Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chamberlands Estates.
Newspapers Published in Chamberlands Estates ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chamberlands Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chamberlands Estates, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chamberlands Estates.
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 Chamberlands Estates:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Sierra County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Chamberlands Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Chamberlands Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |