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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Goggins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goggins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goggins, please Contact Us.

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 Goggins (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 Goggins. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Goggins is historic, it would have been located within present day Placer 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 Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Goggins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goggins, with the one closest to Goggins listed first.
    • Greekstore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Michigan Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Foresthill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Soda Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Casa Loma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Homewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Big Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Yankee Jims
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Tahoe Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Emigrant Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goggins, with the one closest to Goggins listed first.
    • Quintette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Riverton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Fresh Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Pacific
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pollock Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • White Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Kyburz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fornis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Camino
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goggins, with the one closest to Goggins listed first.
    • Kingvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
    • Soda Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Norden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Donner Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
      • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Donner Lake
    • Donner Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Baltimore Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Chicago Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Truckee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goggins, with the one closest to Goggins listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Glenbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Skyland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Zephyr Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washoe County (NV)

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

Cemeteries Near Goggins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goggins.

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

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

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

  • Pioneer Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Smith Flat Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 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.

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

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

  • Westville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Michigan Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Blue Canyon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
  • Cisco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Yankee Jims
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pacific
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Emigrant Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Towle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Towle is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
  • Tahoe City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Flat
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gold Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryants
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants

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

Newspapers Published in Goggins ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goggins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goggins, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goggins.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Goggins:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Goggins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goggins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.