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 Echo Ridge Trails (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 Echo Ridge Trails. 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 Echo Ridge Trails ...
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 Echo Ridge Trails: Echo Rdg. Trails (or less commonly used: Echo Rdge. Trails or Echo Ridg. Trails)
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.
Echo Ridge Trails 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 Echo Ridge Trails. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Echo Ridge Trails:
- Nevada County (The home county of Echo Ridge Trails)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Gold Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Grass Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Nevada City Rancheria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaks is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
- Newtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Cedar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bitney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Kres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Rough and Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oroleve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Feather Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Honcut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Cool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fornis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iowa Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casa Loma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Weimar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Clipper Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Plumas County
- La Porte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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 Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Alleghany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Goodyears Bar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Loganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Sutter County
- Yuba City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Dobbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Oregon House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- 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
- Challenge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loma Rica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Echo Ridge Trails, see our County-by-County Page for Echo Ridge Trails.
Cemeteries Near Echo Ridge Trails ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echo Ridge Trails.
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 Echo Ridge Trails - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Echo Ridge Trails covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
- Smartville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <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 Echo Ridge Trails in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Echo Ridge Trails.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Echo Ridge Trails, with the one closest to Echo Ridge Trails listed first.
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Nevada City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Rough and Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sweetland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- North San Juan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chicago Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- North Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gold Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Echo Ridge Trails. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo Ridge Trails.
Newspapers Published in Echo Ridge Trails ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Ridge Trails.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echo Ridge Trails, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Echo Ridge Trails.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Echo Ridge Trails:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Sutter County
- Yuba 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 Echo Ridge Trails, 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- Echo Ridge Trails) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |