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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 Lang Crossing (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 Lang Crossing. 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 Lang Crossing ...

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 Lang Crossing: Lang Xing.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Lang Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Baltimore Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Graniteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Kingvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Soda Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Scotts Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Butte County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Quintette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Emigrant Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Casa Loma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Gold Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Secret Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Donner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Greekstore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Iowa Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Clio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • C-Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
    • Graeagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Johnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Plumas Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumas Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
    • La Porte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • 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 Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sattley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierraville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Calpine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poker Flat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Queen City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lang Crossing, with the one closest to Lang Crossing listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Strawberry Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lang Crossing ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lang Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lang Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lang Crossing.

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 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 Lang Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Lang Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lang Crossing.

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 Lang Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Alleghany Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
  • Sierra City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <5>
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <5>
  • Downieville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Goodyears Bar Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax 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 Lang Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lang Crossing.

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

  • Emigrant Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
  • Blue Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Cisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Graniteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Towle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
    • Towle is located in Placer County
  • Alta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore's Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gold Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alleghany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lang Crossing. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (or 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- Lang Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lang Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3188, Longitude: -120.6572       In this case, the coordinates for Lang Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lang Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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