Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hughes Mill (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 Hughes Mill. 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 Hughes Mill ...
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 Hughes Mill: Hughes Ml. (or less commonly used: Hughes Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Hughes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hughes Mill may originally have been Hughe's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hughes Mill might be written as Hughe Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hughes Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hughes Mill.
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.
Hughes Mill 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 Hughes Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hughes Mill:
- Placer County (The home county of Hughes Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Michigan Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Iowa Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foresthill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Secret Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Yankee Jims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Casa Loma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Gold Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greekstore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quintette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Fornis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cool
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Coloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Motor City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Motor City is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
- Placerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Chicago Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Scotts Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Union Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Alta Sierra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Lake of the Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Gold Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Glenbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Grass Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Alleghany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Camptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Dobbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hughes Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hughes Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hughes Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughes Mill.
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 Hughes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hughes Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Deadwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foresthill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Josephine Mine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Colfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Graves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Grave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (42 more) ...
- Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <4>
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 Hughes Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughes Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hughes Mill, with the one closest to Hughes Mill listed first.
- Michigan Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Yankee Jims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Gold Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Towle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Chicago Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weimar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hughes Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughes Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hughes Mill ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughes Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughes Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hughes Mill:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 '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- Hughes Mill) 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 Hughes Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |