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 Gaston (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 Gaston. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Gaston 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 Gaston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaston:
- Nevada County (The home county of Gaston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Baltimore Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Scotts Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Blue Tent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- North Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Kingvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Feather Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Emigrant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casa Loma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Dutch Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Secret Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Iowa Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Donner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Greekstore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- La Porte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plumas Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
- Valley Ranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Little Grass Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- C-Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- C-Road is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
- Graeagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blairsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Iron Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Alleghany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Loganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Downieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodyears Bar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Poker Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Queen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Sattley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sierraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Camptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Strawberry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Challenge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oregon House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaston, see our County-by-County Page for Gaston.
Cemeteries Near Gaston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaston.
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 Gaston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Alleghany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodyears Bar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Sierra City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Forest View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Eureka Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camptonville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Gaston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaston, with the one closest to Gaston listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Moore's Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Emigrant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Blue Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Downieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Goodyears Bar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Towle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Sierra City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaston.
Newspapers Published in Gaston ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaston, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaston.
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 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 Gaston:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba 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 Gaston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |