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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 Deer Creek Park (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 Deer Creek Park. 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 Deer Creek Park ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deer Creek Park: Deer Crk. Park (or less commonly used: Deer Ck. Park or Deer Cr. Park)

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.

Deer Creek Park 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 Deer Creek Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Creek Park:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Deer Creek Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Scotts Flat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
    • Blue Tent
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Nevada City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Glenbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Gold Flat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
    • Cedar Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Grass Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oroleve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Bangor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Feather Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Quintette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Garden Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Dutch Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Alta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Casa Loma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Iowa Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emigrant Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Weimar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Applegate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Foresthill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Goodyears Bar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sierra City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Poker Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Dobbins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Oregon House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Challenge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Creek Park, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Creek Park.

Cemeteries Near Deer Creek Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Creek Park.

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 Deer Creek Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Creek Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.

  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <2>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...

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 Deer Creek Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Creek Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Creek Park, with the one closest to Deer Creek Park listed first.

  • Nevada City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glenbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
  • Kres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Union Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Dutch Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicago Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gold Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • Alta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Towle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Towle is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
    • Rough and Ready
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Creek Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Creek Park.

Newspapers Published in Deer Creek Park ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Creek Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Creek Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Creek Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Deer Creek Park:

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 Deer Creek Park, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Creek Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.