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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 of the Pines (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 of the Pines. 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 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 of the Pines is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Lake of the Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Alta Sierra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Grass Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Bitney Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Rough and Ready
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Penn Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Butte County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Cool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coloma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lotus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Kelsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Equestrian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Jayhawk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
    • Gold Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Meadow Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Applegate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Colfax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • North Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Iowa Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foresthill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Folsom
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Orangevale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Citrus Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Natoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Antelope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Fair Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • North Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Rio Oso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Pines, with the one closest to Lake of the Pines listed first.
    • Smartville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Wheatland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Browns Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oregon House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Loma Rica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Dantoni
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Olivehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Lake of the Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake of the Pines.

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 of the Pines - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Elm Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Weimar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wolf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Clipper Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ophir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Cool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Yankee Jims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Kres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rough and Ready
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook

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

Newspapers Published in Lake of the Pines ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake of the Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake of the Pines, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake of the Pines.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lake of the Pines:

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 of the Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake of the Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.