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 Cisco (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 Cisco. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cisco 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 Cisco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cisco:
- Placer County (The home county of Cisco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Big Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Emigrant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Soda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Casa Loma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Andover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Greekstore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Secret Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Quintette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Tahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Baltimore Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Kingvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Soda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marsh Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Donner Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- 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
- Graniteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- 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
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Whitehawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
- Clio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Ranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Sierra City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Alleghany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sattley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sierraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Camptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Washoe County (NV)
- Crystal Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cisco, see our County-by-County Page for Cisco.
Cemeteries Near Cisco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cisco.
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 Cisco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cisco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Sierra City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Truckee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deadwood Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sierraville Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Grave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sattley Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Downieville Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Foresthill Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodyears Bar Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Cisco had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cisco, with the one closest to Cisco listed first.
- Emigrant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Blue Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Graniteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Towle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Dutch Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moore's Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Truckee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alleghany
(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 Cisco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cisco.
Newspapers Published in Cisco ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cisco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cisco, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cisco.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cisco:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cisco) 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 Cisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |