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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 Heather Glen (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 Heather Glen. 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 Heather Glen ...

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 Heather Glen: Heather Gln.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Heather Glen 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 Heather Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heather Glen:

  • Placer County     (The home county of Heather Glen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Weimar
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Applegate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clipper Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yankee Jims
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bowman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foresthill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coloma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lotus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Quintette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jayhawk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
    • Equestrian Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Waterford Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alta Sierra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Grass Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Gold Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bitney Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
    • Citrus Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Orangevale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Sabre City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabre City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
    • Antelope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
    • Gold River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heather Glen, with the one closest to Heather Glen listed first.
    • Smartville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Browns Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Camptonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Loma Rica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Dantoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County

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

Newspapers Published in Heather Glen ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heather Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heather Glen, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heather Glen.

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 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 Heather Glen:

Cemeteries Near Heather Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heather Glen.

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 Heather Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Colfax Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Cemetery
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Hill 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.<6>

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

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

  • Weimar
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clipper Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Colfax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Yankee Jims
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Chicago Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wolf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ophir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pilot Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gold Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heather Glen. 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>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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heather Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heather Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0182, Longitude: -120.9819       In this case, the coordinates for Heather Glen 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 Heather Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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