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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 McConnel Place (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 McConnel Place. 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 McConnel Place ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for McConnel Place: McConnel Pl. (or less commonly used: McConnel Plc.)

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.

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of McConnel Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McConnel Place, with the one closest to McConnel Place listed first.
    • Riverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • White Hall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Pacific
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Fresh Pond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Pollock Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kyburz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Camino
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Newtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Pleasant Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Quintette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Alpine County
    • Sorensens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McConnel Place, with the one closest to McConnel Place listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • River Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Volcano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fiddletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McConnel Place, with the one closest to McConnel Place listed first.
    • Bummerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
    • West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • Wilseyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McConnel Place, with the one closest to McConnel Place listed first.
    • Greekstore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Michigan Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Homewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foresthill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Yankee Jims
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Tahoe City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McConnel Place, with the one closest to McConnel Place listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Stateline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahoe Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
    • Zephyr Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McConnel Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McConnel Place.

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 McConnel Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pioneer Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Diggings Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Maidens Gravesite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <2>
  • Andreason Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Pacific
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Bryants
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Omo Ranch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
  • Fair Play
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Placerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kelsey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Emerald Bay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
  • El Dorado
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Garden Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Michigan Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Coloma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village

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

Newspapers Published in McConnel Place ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around McConnel Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McConnel Place, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McConnel Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McConnel Place:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McConnel Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 McConnel Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.