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 Idlewild (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 Idlewild. 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.
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.
Idlewild 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 Idlewild. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewild:
- Placer County (The home county of Idlewild)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Tahoe Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tahoe City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tahoma Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Dollar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Carnelian Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Andover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Alpine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Sorensens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Mesa Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
- Alpine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Woodfords
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Kirkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kit Carson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Tahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Al Tahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Leaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Twin Bridges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Strawberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kyburz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Truckee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polaris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Donner Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Donner Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Kingvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Floriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Sierra County
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Summit Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walleys Hot Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Lyon County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Mound House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Virginia City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Crystal Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Franktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Sundown Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Washoe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- New Washoe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Steamboat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idlewild, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewild.
Cemeteries Near Idlewild ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewild.
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 Idlewild - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewild covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truckee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa (NV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <2>
- Captain George Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mottsville (NV).
- The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain George Donner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <2>
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Washoe City (NV).
- The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <2>
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Mottsville Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Old Stewart Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dat So La Lee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246782 <2>
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Idlewild in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewild.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewild, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Tahoe City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emerald Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tallac Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Lake Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Incline Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bijou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Truckee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Franktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bronco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Carson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Floriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewild. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewild.
Newspapers Published in Idlewild ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewild.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewild, 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 Idlewild.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Idlewild:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Sierra County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Idlewild) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |