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 Crescent Ridge Village (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 Crescent Ridge Village. 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 Crescent Ridge Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crescent Ridge Village: Crescent Rdg. Vlg. (or less commonly used: Crescent Rdge. Vlg. or Crescent Ridg. Vlg.)
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.
Crescent Ridge Village 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 Crescent Ridge Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crescent Ridge Village:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Crescent Ridge Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- La Cresta Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Oak Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Crown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Governors Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Stonegate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Franciscan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Highland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Drytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amador City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ione
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Martell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- 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
- Big Bar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big 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 Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- Granite Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penryn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Virginiatown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- North Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bowman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Represa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Folsom Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Natoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Orangevale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gold River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rancho Murieta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Citrus Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- Broderick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bryte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crescent Ridge Village, see our County-by-County Page for Crescent Ridge Village.
Cemeteries Near Crescent Ridge Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent Ridge Village.
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 Crescent Ridge Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crescent Ridge Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- Clarksville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mormon Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Folsom Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jayhawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chinese Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Sylvan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting and respect the owner's property rights.
- We're sorry, but we do not have contact information for the owner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
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 Crescent Ridge Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crescent Ridge Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crescent Ridge Village, with the one closest to Crescent Ridge Village listed first.
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Natoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Alder Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
- Shingle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Latrobe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
- Orangevale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salsbury ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- El Dorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rocklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crescent Ridge Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Ridge Village.
Newspapers Published in Crescent Ridge Village ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Ridge Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent Ridge Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crescent Ridge Village.
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 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 Crescent Ridge Village:
- 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 Crescent Ridge Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crescent Ridge Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |