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 Monte Vista (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 Monte Vista. 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 Monte Vista ...
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 Monte Vista: Monte Vis.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Monte Vista. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monte Vista.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monte Vista:
- Placer County (The home county of Monte Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gold Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Casa Loma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Secret Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Iowa Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Emigrant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foresthill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fornis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Quintette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Garden Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Pilot Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Chicago Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotts Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Cedar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Blue Tent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Nevada City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Alta Sierra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Alleghany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Goodyears Bar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Downieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Loganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Sierra City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Camptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Dobbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Smartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oregon House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Challenge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monte Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Monte Vista.
Cemeteries Near Monte Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monte Vista.
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 Monte Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monte Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <2>
- Forest View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foresthill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deadwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Monte Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monte Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Gold Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dutch Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Towle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Chicago Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Yankee Jims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Michigan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Emigrant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monte Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monte Vista.
Newspapers Published in Monte Vista ...
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 Monte Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monte Vista, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monte Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Monte Vista:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monte Vista) 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 Monte Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |