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 Edwards Crossing (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 Edwards Crossing. 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 Edwards Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Edwards Crossing: Edwards Xing.
- While the name of this community is Edwards Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Edwards Crossing may originally have been Edward's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Edwards Crossing might be written as Edward Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Edwards Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwards Crossing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Edwards Crossing 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 Edwards Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edwards Crossing:
- Nevada County (The home county of Edwards Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Blue Tent
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- North Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Scotts Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Nevada City Rancheria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Nevada City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North San Juan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Glenbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Grass Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Bangor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Feather Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Wyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- Honcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fornis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Casa Loma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emigrant Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iowa Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weimar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Applegate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foresthill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- La Porte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 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 Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Alleghany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Goodyears Bar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Downieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Loganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Sierra City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poker Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Gibsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Camptonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Dobbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oregon House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Challenge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Rackerby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edwards Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Edwards Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Edwards Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edwards Crossing.
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 Edwards Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edwards Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Forest View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camptonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Alleghany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Edwards Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edwards Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edwards Crossing, with the one closest to Edwards Crossing listed first.
- North Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Nevada City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Glenbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- North San Juan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Sweetland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Camptonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moore's Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Rough and Ready
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edwards Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edwards Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Edwards Crossing ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edwards Crossing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edwards Crossing.
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 Edwards Crossing:
- 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
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Edwards Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |