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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 Lake Wildwood (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 Wildwood. 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 Wildwood ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Wildwood: Lk. Wildwood

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 Wildwood is located in 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 Lake Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Wildwood:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Lake Wildwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Penn Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rough and Ready
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Birchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Union Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Bangor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Robinson Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Honcut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clipper Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forbestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Palermo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Feather Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> 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 Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Cool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Secret Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Meadow Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Applegate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clipper Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Iowa Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<3>
      • 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 Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Alleghany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Downieville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Yuba City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • South Yuba City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
    • Rio Oso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Sutter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Wildwood, with the one closest to Lake Wildwood listed first.
    • Smartville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Oregon House
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Loma Rica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Iowa City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rackerby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Wildwood ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Wildwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Wildwood.

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 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 Wildwood:

Cemeteries Near Lake Wildwood ...

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

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

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

  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Smartville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smartville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartville Cemetery
  • McGanney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • 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
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Forest View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Valley Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Rough and Ready
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Oregon House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Sweetland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Dobbins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North San Juan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wolf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County

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

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

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

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

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 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Wildwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Wildwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2331, Longitude: -121.2007    
<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>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 Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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