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 Frenchtown (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 Frenchtown. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Frenchtown is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Frenchtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frenchtown:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Frenchtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
- Shingle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jayhawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
- Skinners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skinners is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Tiger Lily
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Placerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- River Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amador City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Sutter Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ione
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
- Martell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volcano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Big Bar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bummerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Sandy Gulch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
- Campo Seco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Wilseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rail Road Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada County
- Lake of the Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Granite Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Penryn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Clipper Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Virginiatown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Applegate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Represa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Rancho Murieta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Natoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Orangevale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Citrus Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rancho Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frenchtown, see our County-by-County Page for Frenchtown.
Cemeteries Near Frenchtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frenchtown.
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 Frenchtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frenchtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Chinese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jayhawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <2>
- Green Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <2>
- Middletown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Placerville Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
- The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <2>
- Bennett Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
- Clarksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Frenchtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frenchtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frenchtown, with the one closest to Frenchtown listed first.
- Shingle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Latrobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Placerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Coloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lotus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Fiddletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frenchtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frenchtown.
Newspapers Published in Frenchtown ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frenchtown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frenchtown.
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 websites either 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 Frenchtown:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Frenchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |