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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 have occurred.

  • 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.

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 and doctors 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.

Hales Crossing is located in Placer 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Michigan Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Yankee Jims
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Lake Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Casa Loma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
  • Alpine County
  • Amador County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Fresh Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
    • Pacific
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Soda Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Donner Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Donner Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Baltimore Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Truckee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Polaris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polaris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Lincoln Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Skyland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Stateline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tahoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Glenbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Summit Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • 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.

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]<5>. 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 helpful 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:

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.

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 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.

  • Pioneer Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <6>
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Flat Cemetery
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Al Tahoe Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bennett Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Memorial Park
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery

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.<7>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Pacific
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
  • Westville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Bryants
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryants have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
  • Emerald Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Yankee Jims
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Blue Canyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Garden Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelsey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Tallac Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Emigrant Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Towle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
      • Towle is located in Placer County

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.

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hales Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9963, Longitude: -120.4544       In this case, the coordinates for Hales Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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