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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 Parrotts Ferry (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 Parrotts Ferry. 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 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.

Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County: Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono & Stanislaus.

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

  • Tuolumne County     (The home county of Parrotts Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Columbia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Columbia Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Tuttletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Squabbletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Martinez
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Rawhide
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Sonora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Sonora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Greenley Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mono Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
    • Peaceful Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Pioneer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Vallecito
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
    • Douglas Flat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Angels Camp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Angels City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Murphys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Altaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
    • Forest Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
    • Avery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cave City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Copper Cove Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Cometa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Bellota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parrotts Ferry, with the one closest to Parrotts Ferry listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Grange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Oakdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • Adela
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Parrotts Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parrotts Ferry.

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 Parrotts Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Public Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sonora City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Sonora.
    • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lode Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
      • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>

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

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

  • Columbia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tuttletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • Douglas Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sonora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Angels Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Murphys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Soulsbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Copperopolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Avery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chinese Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tuolumne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • San Andreas
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Parrotts Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parrotts Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Parrotts Ferry ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parrotts Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parrotts Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parrotts Ferry.

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 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 Parrotts Ferry:

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