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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 Paynesville (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 Paynesville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Paynesville is located in Alpine 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 Alpine County: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne & Douglas (NV).

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

  • Alpine County     (The home county of Paynesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Mesa Vista
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
    • Alpine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
    • Markleeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sorensens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
    • Marklee Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
      • Loope is located in Alpine County
    • Kirkwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Alpine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
    • Bear Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Al Tahoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
    • Echo Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Fallen Leaf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Phillips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
    • Twin Bridges
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tahoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyburz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Mono County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Topaz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson City (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Carson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
      • New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
    • Empire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Centerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Gardnerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Minden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Summit Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Genoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Lyon County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
    • Mound House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Paynesville ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynesville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynesville.

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 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 Paynesville:

Cemeteries Near Paynesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynesville.

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 Paynesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

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

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

  • Woodfords
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Markleeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gardnerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bijou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Lake Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Tallac Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Topaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Glenbrook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Coleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunswick ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Carson City (NV)

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

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

The official website for Alpine County: www.co.alpine.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8093, Longitude: -119.7792    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Paynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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