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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 North Columbia (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 North Columbia. 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 North Columbia ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Columbia: N. Columbia

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.

North Columbia is located in Nevada County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 North Columbia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Columbia:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of North Columbia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scotts Flat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Gold Flat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oroleve
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Feather Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Berry Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • Alta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa Loma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Secret Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Emigrant Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Weimar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Applegate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • La Porte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
    • Plumas Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumas Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Downieville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Columbia, with the one closest to North Columbia listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Challenge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rackerby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in North Columbia ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Columbia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Columbia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Columbia.

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 North Columbia:

Cemeteries Near North Columbia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Columbia.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pike City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <5>
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Camptonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleighville House Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sleighville House Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleighville House Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375335 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alleghany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Elm Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Columbia had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
  • Pike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Camptonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North San Juan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweetland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Nevada City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moore's Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
  • Glenbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alleghany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Kres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Dobbins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rough and Ready
      (12 miles [19.3 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 North Columbia. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Columbia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Columbia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3715, Longitude: -120.9915       In this case, the coordinates for North Columbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 North Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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