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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 Fairbanks (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 Fairbanks. 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 northeast 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 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.

Fairbanks is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Fairbanks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
    • Quintette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Camino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Pollock Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Motor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
    • Garden Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fresh Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
    • Fornis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Newtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
    • Pacific
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Placerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
    • River Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fiddletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Volcano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Drytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Alta Sierra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
    • Michigan Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Foresthill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greekstore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Yankee Jims
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Applegate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weimar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clipper Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Meadow Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Represa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Prairie City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Fairbanks ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairbanks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairbanks, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairbanks.

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 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 Fairbanks:

Cemeteries Near Fairbanks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairbanks.

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

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

  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery
  • Pioneer Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Flat Cemetery
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Memorial Park
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Marshall Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Marshall Gravesite
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
    • Deadwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Foresthill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Fairbanks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairbanks.

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

  • Kelsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garden Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Placerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pacific
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
  • Coloma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Pleasant Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Lotus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryants
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryants have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
  • El Dorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankee Jims
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Play
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairbanks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairbanks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8657, Longitude: -120.6702       In this case, the coordinates for Fairbanks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fairbanks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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