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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 Mooney Flat (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 Mooney Flat. 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 Mooney Flat ...

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 Mooney Flat: Mooney Flt.

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 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.

Mooney Flat is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Mooney Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooney Flat:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Mooney Flat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Lake Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Rough and Ready
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • The Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Birchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Grass Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Spring Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Alta Sierra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Wyandotte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Clipper Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Peachton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Cool
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Virginiatown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Applegate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Gold Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bowman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Alleghany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Goodyears Bar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Yuba City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Live Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Tierra Buena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Rio Oso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Sutter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pleasant Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooney Flat, with the one closest to Mooney Flat listed first.
    • Smartville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Browns Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oregon House
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loma Rica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Dobbins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Iowa City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Dantoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Rackerby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom

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

Cemeteries Near Mooney Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooney Flat.

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 Mooney Flat - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <2>
  • Smartsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Good Templars Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
    • McGanney Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <2>
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoria Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Camp Far West Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Far West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Far West Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Wheatland.
      • The Camp Far West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cantonment Far West Cemetery
      • Far West Graveyard
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255638 <2>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Smartville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rough and Ready
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Browns Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oregon House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dobbins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Glenbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Sweetland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Wolf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Nevada City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North San Juan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramirez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
    • Wheatland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mooney Flat ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooney Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooney Flat, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooney Flat.

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 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 Mooney Flat:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mooney Flat) 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 Mooney Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.