Our Genealogy Helper
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 Pinecroft (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 Pinecroft. 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 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.
Pinecroft 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 Pinecroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinecroft:
- Placer County (The home county of Pinecroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weimar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Secret Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Clipper Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Yankee Jims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Gold Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Foresthill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fornis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Pilot Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Quintette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Kelsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Jayhawk
(23 miles [37 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 Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Chicago Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Alta Sierra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Cedar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Grass Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Gold Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- The Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaks is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
- Bitney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Represa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Folsom
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Citrus Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orangevale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Alleghany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Smartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Dobbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Browns Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Loma Rica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
- Ostrom ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ostrom is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
- Dantoni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dantoni is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinecroft, see our County-by-County Page for Pinecroft.
Cemeteries Near Pinecroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinecroft.
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 Pinecroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinecroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Foresthill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Josephine Mine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <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 Pinecroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinecroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Weimar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clipper Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Yankee Jims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Kres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Gold Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dutch Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 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 Pinecroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinecroft.
Newspapers Published in Pinecroft ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinecroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinecroft, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinecroft.
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 helpful 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 Pinecroft:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Sacramento County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Pinecroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pinecroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |