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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 Forest Knolls (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 Forest Knolls. 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 Forest Knolls ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Knolls: Forest Knls.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Knolls. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Knolls.

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 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.

Forest Knolls 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 Forest Knolls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Knolls:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Forest Knolls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Nevada City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gold Flat
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
    • Glenbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Cedar Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Union Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Spring Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Blue Tent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Bitney Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Feather Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Wyandotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Honcut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Garden Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Quintette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Coloma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lotus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Gold Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Dutch Flat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Colfax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa Loma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Weimar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Clipper Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (18 miles [29 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • 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
    • Sierra City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Knolls, with the one closest to Forest Knolls listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Dobbins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Oregon House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Challenge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Loma Rica
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Forest Knolls, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Knolls.

Cemeteries Near Forest Knolls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Knolls.

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 Forest Knolls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Forest View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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>
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...

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

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

  • Nevada City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glenbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Kres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
  • Chicago Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rough and Ready
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gold Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sweetland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Alta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North San Juan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Forest Knolls ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Knolls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Knolls, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Knolls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Forest Knolls:

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 Forest Knolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.