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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 Douglas Flat (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 Douglas Flat. 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 Douglas Flat ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Douglas Flat: Douglas Flt.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Douglas Flat is located in Calaveras County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

Below are the counties that are near Douglas Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Douglas Flat:

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Douglas Flat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Flat, with the one closest to Douglas Flat listed first.
    • Murphys
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
      • Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
    • Forest Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
      • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
    • Angels Camp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Angels
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Sheep Ranch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cave City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
    • Altaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hathaway Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Flat, with the one closest to Douglas Flat listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
    • Pioneer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amador City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • 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>
    • Camanche Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Flat, with the one closest to Douglas Flat listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Flat, with the one closest to Douglas Flat listed first.
    • Columbia Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Squabbletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squabbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuttletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Sonora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Rawhide
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • East Sonora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Greenley Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Peaceful Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County

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

Newspapers Published in Douglas Flat ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglas Flat, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglas Flat.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Douglas Flat:

Cemeteries Near Douglas Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglas Flat.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Public Cemetery
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lode Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lode Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaws Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaws Flat Cemetery
  • Sonora City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonora City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora City Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
  • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Sonora.
    • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Douglas Flat had a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Murphys
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Angels Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuttletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Sonora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Ranch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Copperopolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Soulsbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Trees
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
    • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • San Andreas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rail Road Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tuolumne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglas Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Douglas Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglas Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1140, Longitude: -120.4551    
<6>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.
<7>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 Douglas Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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