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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 Lakeshore (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 Lakeshore. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Lakeshore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Penryn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Granite Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loomis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ophir
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Auburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Virginiatown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Bowman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Clipper Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • May ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Fiddletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Pilot Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Summit Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Waterford Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Cool
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franciscan Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Highland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Crown Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Penn Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • The Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Union Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Bitney Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Grass Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rough and Ready
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Lake Wildwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Folsom
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Natoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Citrus Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangevale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Fair Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Antelope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Gold River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rio Oso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Broderick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Smartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Olivehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lakeshore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeshore.

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

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

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

  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • James Marshall Gravesite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Penryn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
  • Loomis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pilot Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ophir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Rocklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cool
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Lotus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Orangevale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Natoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma

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

Newspapers Published in Lakeshore ...

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 Lakeshore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeshore, 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 Lakeshore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lakeshore:

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 Lakeshore, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeshore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.