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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 Ganns (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 Ganns. 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 hospitals 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.

Ganns is located in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Ganns)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ganns, with the one closest to Ganns listed first.
    • Big Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
    • Big Trees Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
    • Camp Connell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Trees
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
    • Arnold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinebrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinebrook is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebrook
    • Fly-In Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fly-In Acres is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly-In Acres
    • Meadowmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowmont is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowmont
    • Lakemont Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakemont Pines is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Pines
    • Avery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hathaway Pines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bummerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ganns, with the one closest to Ganns listed first.
    • Bear Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Alpine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
    • Marklee Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Markleeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorensens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ganns, with the one closest to Ganns listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Volcano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ganns, with the one closest to Ganns listed first.
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyburz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Phillips
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Twin Bridges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • White Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Riverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Echo Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ganns, with the one closest to Ganns listed first.
    • Bumblebee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bumblebee is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
    • Strawberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Strawberry is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Cold Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pinecrest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dardanelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Long Barn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sierra Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sierra Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Village
    • Mi-Wuk Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Twain Harte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Rock Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ganns ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ganns.

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 Ganns - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maidens Gravesite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Inedpendence Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amador Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Andreason Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Indian Diggings Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Public Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tuolumne.
      • The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arastraville Cemetery
      • Cherokee Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216200 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Big Trees
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
  • Avery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rail Road Flat
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • West Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Ranch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphys
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas Flat
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Omo Ranch
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
  • Volcano
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rich Gulch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
    • Bryants
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Ganns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ganns.

Newspapers Published in Ganns ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ganns.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ganns, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ganns.

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 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 Ganns:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Ganns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Ganns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.