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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 Nielsburg (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 Nielsburg. 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.

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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Nielsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Clipper Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Bowman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Applegate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Auburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Auburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weimar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Newcastle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankee Jims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Penryn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Virginiatown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Cool
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lotus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Coloma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Kelsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Equestrian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Jayhawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Alta Sierra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Grass Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Penn Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bitney Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Glenbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Rough and Ready
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Folsom Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Citrus Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangevale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Natoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Sabre City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Antelope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Gold River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rio Oso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nielsburg, with the one closest to Nielsburg listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dantoni
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Oregon House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Dobbins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Linda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Nielsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nielsburg.

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 Nielsburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Foresthill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Foresthill Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Nielsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nielsburg.

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

  • Clipper Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ophir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Weimar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newcastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wolf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Penryn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankee Jims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Colfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lotus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nielsburg ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nielsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nielsburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nielsburg.

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 Nielsburg:

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 Nielsburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nielsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.