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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 View (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 View. 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 View ...

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 Deer View: Deer Vw.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 View 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 Deer View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer View:

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Deer View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer View, with the one closest to Deer View listed first.
    • Quintette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Camino
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pollock Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Motor City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Kelsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Newtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Fresh Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Garden Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Fornis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer View, with the one closest to Deer View listed first.
    • River Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fiddletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Volcano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Drytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Amador City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer View, with the one closest to Deer View listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Chicago Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Alta Sierra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Kres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer View, with the one closest to Deer View listed first.
    • Michigan Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Foresthill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Jims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Greekstore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Applegate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clipper Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Iowa Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weimar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer View, with the one closest to Deer View listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Folsom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Represa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Folsom Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Natoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma

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

Cemeteries Near Deer View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer View.

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 View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <2>
  • Pioneer Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Kelsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Garden Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Placerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pacific
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Coloma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lotus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryants
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
  • El Dorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Yankee Jims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Fair Play
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Shingle Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Deer View ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer View, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer View.

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 Deer View:

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 View, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.