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 Freemans 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 Freemans 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 Freemans 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 have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Freemans Crossing: Freemans Xing.
- While the name of this community is Freemans Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Freemans Crossing may originally have been Freeman's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Freemans Crossing might be written as Freeman 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra 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 Sierra County: Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Yuba & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Freemans Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freemans Crossing:
- Sierra County (The home county of Freemans Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Alleghany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Goodyears Bar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Poker Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Loganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Gibsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Sierra City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oroleve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Forbestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Feather Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Wyandotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyandotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Berry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- North San Juan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Birchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Nevada City Rancheria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
- Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
- Blue Tent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Nevada City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bitney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Gold Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Casa Loma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Emigrant Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iowa Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weimar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadow Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- La Porte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Dobbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Challenge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rackerby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freemans Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Freemans Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Freemans Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freemans 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.
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 Freemans Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- Camptonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
- 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.<2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleighville House Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sleighville House Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375335 <5>
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1268254 <5>
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
- Forest View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brandy City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandy City Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brandy City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217386 <5>
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brownsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Freemans Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freemans Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freemans Crossing, with the one closest to Freemans Crossing listed first.
- North San Juan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweetland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Dobbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nevada City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Oregon House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Clipper Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rough and Ready
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill 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 Freemans Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freemans Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Freemans 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freemans Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freemans Crossing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freemans 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 Freemans Crossing:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sierra County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freemans Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<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 Freemans Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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- Freemans Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freemans Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3888, Longitude: -121.0855 In this case, the coordinates for Freemans Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |