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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Jones Bar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jones Bar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jones Bar, please Contact Us.

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 Jones Bar (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 Jones Bar. 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 Jones Bar ...

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.

While the name of this community is Jones Bar, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Jones Bar may originally have been Jone's Bar.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Bar might be written as Jone Bar.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Jones Bar is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Jones Bar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Bar:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Jones Bar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Birchville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Gold Flat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Feather Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Honcut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Palermo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Cool
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Dutch Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Alta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa Loma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Weimar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clipper Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • La Porte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Alleghany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Downieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Yuba City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • South Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Bar, with the one closest to Jones Bar listed first.
    • Dobbins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Oregon House
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Camptonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Smartville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rackerby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Jones Bar ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Bar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Bar, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Bar.

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 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 Jones Bar:

Cemeteries Near Jones Bar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Bar.

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 Jones Bar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <7>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Smartville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smartville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • McGanney Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <7>
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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.

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

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

  • Sweetland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Rough and Ready
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North San Juan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Dobbins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • North Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
  • Oregon House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smartville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
      • Pike is located in Sierra County
      • Pike has also been known as:
      • Pike City
    • Camptonville
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Jones Bar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Bar.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Jones Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jones Bar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Bar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2938, Longitude: -121.1097       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Bar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.




 

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