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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 Kilaga Springs (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 Kilaga Springs. 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 Kilaga Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kilaga Springs: Kilaga Spgs. (or less commonly used: Kilaga Spngs. or Kilaga Sprngs.)

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 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.

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Kilaga Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Virginiatown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ophir
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • North Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Newcastle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Penryn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Honcut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Greenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Summit Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Waterford Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Crown Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Penn Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alta Sierra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Lake Wildwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Rough and Ready
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bitney Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Cedar Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Union Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Newtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Kres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Antelope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Citrus Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sabre City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Foothill Farms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • North Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Orangevale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Elverta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Folsom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • 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>
    • Fair Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Natoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Rio Oso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Bogue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tierra Buena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Robbins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sutter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Live Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Broderick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilaga Springs, with the one closest to Kilaga Springs listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Smartville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Olivehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dantoni
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Linda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alicia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Browns Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Binney Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City

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

Cemeteries Near Kilaga Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kilaga Springs.

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 Kilaga Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kilaga Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camp Far West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Far West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Far West Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Wheatland.
    • The Camp Far West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cantonment Far West Cemetery
    • Far West Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255638 <3>
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Smartsville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Templars Cemetery
      • Mason Cemetery
      • McGanney Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <3>
    • Pilot Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ophir
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Wolf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Penryn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Loomis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kilaga Springs ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilaga Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kilaga Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kilaga Springs.

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 Kilaga Springs:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Kilaga Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Kilaga Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.