RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Placer County >> Emigrant Gap >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
California

The Commemorative Quarter for California





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 Emigrant Gap (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 Emigrant Gap. 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.

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 hospitals and 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.

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

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Emigrant Gap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Casa Loma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Alta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Secret Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Greekstore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Iowa Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Donner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
  • Butte County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Quintette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baltimore Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Graniteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Marsh Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Kingvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Scotts Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Soda Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Valley Ranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sattley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Sierraville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poker Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Calpine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emigrant Gap, with the one closest to Emigrant Gap listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Emigrant Gap ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emigrant Gap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emigrant Gap, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emigrant Gap.

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 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 Emigrant Gap:

Cemeteries Near Emigrant Gap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emigrant Gap.

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 Emigrant Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Alleghany Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <5>
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sierra City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pike City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Elm Ridge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Emigrant Gap had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Blue Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
  • Cisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Alta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Towle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
    • Towle is located in Placer County
  • Dutch Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Graniteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Gold Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore's Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Alleghany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County

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

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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>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.
<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- Emigrant Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emigrant Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2972, Longitude: -120.6743    
<5>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.
<6>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 Emigrant Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024