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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 Hales Crossing (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 Hales Crossing. 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 Hales Crossing ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hales Crossing: Hales Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Hales Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hales Crossing may originally have been Hale's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hales Crossing might be written as Hale Crossing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hales Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hales Crossing.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hales Crossing is located in 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 Hales Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hales Crossing:

  • Placer County     (The home county of Hales Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Crossing, with the one closest to Hales Crossing listed first.
    • Greekstore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Michigan Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Homewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Tahoe Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Soda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Tahoe City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Foresthill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Yankee Jims
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Lake Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Casa Loma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Crossing, with the one closest to Hales Crossing listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Crossing, with the one closest to Hales Crossing listed first.
    • Quintette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Fresh Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Pacific
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Kyburz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollock Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tahoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Fallen Leaf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Strawberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Crossing, with the one closest to Hales Crossing listed first.
    • Kingvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
    • Soda Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Donner Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Norden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Donner Lake Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Baltimore Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
    • Truckee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Polaris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
    • Chicago Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Hales Crossing, with the one closest to Hales Crossing listed first.
    • Zephyr Cove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Lincoln Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Skyland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Stateline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tahoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
    • Glenbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Summit Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Washoe County (NV)

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

Cemeteries Near Hales Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hales Crossing.

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 Hales Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<5>

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

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

  • Michigan Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Pacific
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Westville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Bryants
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
  • Emerald Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
  • Tahoe City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cisco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Yankee Jims
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Blue Canyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
  • Garden Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelsey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Tallac Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Emigrant Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Towle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Towle is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle

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

Newspapers Published in Hales Crossing ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hales Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hales Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hales Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hales Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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- Hales Crossing) 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.
<5>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 Hales Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.