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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 Poverty Hill (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 Poverty Hill. 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 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.

Poverty Hill is located in Sierra 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 Sierra County: Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Sierra County     (The home county of Poverty Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • Queen City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Downieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Alleghany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Loganville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Calpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sattley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Oroleve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Feather Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrimac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Robinson Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Brush Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Berry Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • North Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Marsh Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • Emigrant Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • La Porte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
    • Plumas Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumas Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
    • Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucks Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
    • Meadow Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Quincy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • East Quincy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
      • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
    • Spanish Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spanish Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Graeagle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Massack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massack
      • Massack is located in Plumas County
    • Mohawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poverty Hill, with the one closest to Poverty Hill listed first.
    • Strawberry Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Camptonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rackerby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oregon House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Loma Rica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near Poverty Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poverty Hill.

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

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

  • Scales Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scales Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scales Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361724 <4>
  • Port Wine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • La Porte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brandy City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandy City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brandy City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217386 <4>
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7955 <4>
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Louis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the west of La Porte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8331 <4>
  • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodyears Bar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Howland Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Flat Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howland Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186787 <4>
  • Gibsonville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleighville House Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleighville House Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375335 <4>
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Downieville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <4>

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

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

  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
  • La Porte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Louis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
  • Goodyears Bar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
  • Clipper Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Downieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
  • Camptonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pike
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Alleghany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Forbestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Moore's Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
      • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County

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

Newspapers Published in Poverty Hill ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poverty Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poverty Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poverty Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poverty Hill:

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

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Poverty Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poverty Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6224, Longitude: -121.0069       In this case, the coordinates for Poverty Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Poverty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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