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 Marble Mountain (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 Marble Mountain. 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 Marble Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Marble Mountain: Marble Mtn. (or less commonly used: Marble Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Marble Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marble Mountain.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Marble Mountain 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 Marble Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marble Mountain:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Marble Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Cameron Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- La Cresta Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- El Dorado Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Stonegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- Franciscan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Drytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amador City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ione
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Big Bar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Seco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- Lake of the Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Granite Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penryn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- North Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Virginiatown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Bowman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Represa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Natoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Folsom Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Orangevale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rancho Murieta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Citrus Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rancho Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Broderick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bryte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Sacramento
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marble Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Marble Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Marble Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marble Mountain.
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 Marble Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marble Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Clarksville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <2>
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jayhawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Folsom Prison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
- 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
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
- Middletown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Marble Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marble Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marble Mountain, with the one closest to Marble Mountain listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Shingle Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latrobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Natoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Alder Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
- El Dorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orangevale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salsbury ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
- Coloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marble Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marble Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Marble Mountain ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marble Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marble Mountain, 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 Marble Mountain.
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 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 Marble Mountain:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- Sutter County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Marble Mountain, 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- Marble Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |