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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 Nelsons 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 Nelsons 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 Nelsons 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Nelsons Crossing: Nelsons Xing.
- While the name of this community is Nelsons Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nelsons Crossing may originally have been Nelson's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nelsons Crossing might be written as Nelson Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Nelsons Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nelsons Crossing.
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 hospitals and 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.
Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.
Below are the counties that are near Nelsons Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nelsons Crossing:
- Butte County (The home county of Nelsons Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Feather Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oroleve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Robinson Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- North San Juan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- North Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Blue Tent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Nevada City Rancheria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Lake Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
- Nevada City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Bitney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- La Porte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Grass Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Bucks Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
- Storrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tobin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tobin is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
- Meadow Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Spanish Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
- Belden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rich Bar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Quincy is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
- Twain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Gibsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Poker Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Goodyears Bar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Downieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alleghany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- Strawberry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Challenge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Rackerby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Camptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oregon House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loma Rica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
- Iowa City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nelsons Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Nelsons Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Nelsons Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nelsons 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.
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 Nelsons Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nelsons Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Madrone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scales Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Porte Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brandy City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Wine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarks Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Cherokee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Oroville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <3>
- Oregon City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Upham Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Nelsons Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nelsons Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the one closest to Nelsons Crossing listed first.
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Strawberry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forbestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scales ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scales is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
- La Porte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hurleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Yankee Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nelsons Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nelsons Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Nelsons 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelsons Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nelsons Crossing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nelsons 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 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 Nelsons Crossing:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Butte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nevada County
- Plumas County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nelsons Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Nelsons Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |