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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 Lake Hills Estates (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 Lake Hills Estates. 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 Lake Hills Estates ...

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 Lake Hills Estates: Lk. Hills Ests.

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 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.

Lake Hills Estates is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Lake Hills Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Equestrian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Waterford Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Summit Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Marina Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Highland Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Crown Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Governors Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • May ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • River Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Amador City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
    • Sutter Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Martell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Alta Sierra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Penryn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • North Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Virginiatown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Bowman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Folsom Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Natoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Orangevale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rancho Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Sabre City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.
    • Broderick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Hills Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Hills Estates.

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 Lake Hills Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.

  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <2>
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • New Auburn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Hills Estates, with the one closest to Lake Hills Estates listed first.

  • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
  • Folsom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Natoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • White Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Orangevale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
  • Shingle Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Penryn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Newcastle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lotus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Hills Estates ...

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 Lake Hills Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Hills Estates, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Hills Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lake Hills Estates:

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>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 Lake Hills Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Hills Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.