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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 Elders Corner (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 Elders Corner. 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 Elders Corner ...

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 Elders Corner: Elders Cor. (or less commonly used: Elders Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Elders Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Elders Corner may originally have been Elder's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Elders Corner might be written as Elder Corner.

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 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.

Elders Corner is located in Placer 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 Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Elders Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • North Auburn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Bowman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clipper Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Auburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ophir
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Meadow Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcastle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Weimar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Penryn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Loomis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • Cool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fornis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lotus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Waterford Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Coloma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Equestrian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Alta Sierra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Penn Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Grass Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Rough and Ready
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bitney Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Glenbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Citrus Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Folsom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Orangevale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Natoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Antelope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Fair Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Bogue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elders Corner, with the one closest to Elders Corner listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Browns Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Dantoni
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Linda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alicia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Oregon House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Elders Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elders Corner.

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 Elders Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Ophir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Newcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Penryn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weimar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilot Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Loomis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls

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

Newspapers Published in Elders Corner ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elders Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elders Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elders Corner.

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 Elders Corner:

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 Elders Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Elders Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.