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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 Jones Place (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 Place. 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 Place ...

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 Jones Place: Jones Pl. (or less commonly used: Jones Plc.)
  • While the name of this community is Jones Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Place may originally have been Jone's Place.

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

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 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.

Jones Place is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Jones Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Place, with the one closest to Jones Place listed first.
    • White Hall
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Kyburz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Pacific
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Fresh Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Strawberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Bridges
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pollock Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
    • Fallen Leaf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Place, with the one closest to Jones Place listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sorensens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
    • Woodfords
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
    • Alpine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Place, with the one closest to Jones Place listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Place, with the one closest to Jones Place listed first.
    • Greekstore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Foresthill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Soda Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Dollar Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Lake Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Yankee Jims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Place, with the one closest to Jones Place listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 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)
    • Stateline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tahoe Village
      (24 miles [38.6 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)
    • Zephyr Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Skyland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury
      (26 miles [41.8 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)
    • Lincoln Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (27 miles [43.5 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)
    • Glenbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)

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

Cemeteries Near Jones Place ...

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

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

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

  • Pioneer Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
    • 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.
  • Maidens Gravesite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Al Tahoe Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Flat Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Happy Homestead Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Diggings Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Diggings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Diggings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • 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]<6> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Andreason Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andreason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andreason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7839 <5>
    • Josephine Mine Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Jones Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Place.

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

  • Pacific
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Bryants
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Pleasant Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Tallac Village
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Lake Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Omo Ranch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omo Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
    • Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
  • Bijou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
  • Fair Play
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Tahoe City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Placerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hobart ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kelsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
      • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County

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

Newspapers Published in Jones Place ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Place, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Place.

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 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 Jones Place:

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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>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>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 from Point A (ie- Jones Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8496, Longitude: -120.3705       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Jones Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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