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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 Gold Flat (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 Gold Flat. 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 Gold Flat ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Gold Flat: Gold Flt.

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 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.

Gold Flat is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Gold Flat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Glenbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Scotts Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Feather Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Palermo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Cool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Quintette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Gold Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Dutch Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa Loma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Weimar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Emigrant Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Flat, with the one closest to Gold Flat listed first.
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Camptonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Oregon House
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Loma Rica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County

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

Newspapers Published in Gold Flat ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gold Flat, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gold Flat.

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 Gold Flat:

Cemeteries Near Gold Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Flat.

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 Gold Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>

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 Gold Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gold Flat.

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

  • Glenbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Kres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
  • Rough and Ready
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Chicago Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
  • Sweetland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Gold Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North San Juan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield 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 Gold Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gold Flat.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Gold Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2467, Longitude: -121.0214       In this case, the coordinates for Gold Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Gold Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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