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 Raffetto (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 Raffetto. 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 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.
Raffetto is located in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Raffetto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raffetto:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Raffetto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Pacific
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Fresh Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Kyburz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Camino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grizzly Flatx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Alpine County
- Sorensens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Kit Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Volcano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fiddletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Greekstore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Michigan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoma Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Tahoe Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Foresthill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tahoe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Jims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Soda Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Dollar Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Iowa Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zephyr Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tahoe Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Skyland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lincoln Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Kingsbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Summit Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raffetto, see our County-by-County Page for Raffetto.
Cemeteries Near Raffetto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raffetto.
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 Raffetto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raffetto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Pioneer Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Graves Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Flat Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deadwood Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine Mine Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Placerville Union Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
- The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <3>
- Maidens Gravesite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Diggings Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foresthill Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Raffetto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raffetto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raffetto, with the one closest to Raffetto listed first.
- Pacific
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Bryants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryants is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
- Grizzly Flatx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Emerald Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Kelsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Omo Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
- Michigan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Placerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tallac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Garden Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Coloma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raffetto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raffetto.
Newspapers Published in Raffetto ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raffetto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raffetto, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raffetto.
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 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 Raffetto:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Placer County
- Douglas 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raffetto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Raffetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |