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 Randolph (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 Randolph. 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 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 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.
Randolph is located in Sierra 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 Sierra County: Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Yuba & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Randolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randolph:
- Sierra County (The home county of Randolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Sierraville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sattley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sierra City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Downieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alleghany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Poker Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Goodyears Bar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Baltimore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Soda Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Donner Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Kingvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Norden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prosser Lake Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Polaris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Marsh Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Graniteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Donner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Andover ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Soda Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Emigrant Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tahoe Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Kings Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Whitehawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Horse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Valley Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Beckwourth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Portola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- C-Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- C-Road is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
- Delleker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delleker is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
- Mohawk Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Graeagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Blairsden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Verdi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Border Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
- Cold Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Verdi - Mogul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Mogul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Lawton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lemmon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Raleigh Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Golden Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Panther Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Reno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Randolph, see our County-by-County Page for Randolph.
Cemeteries Near Randolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randolph.
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 Randolph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Randolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Sierraville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sattley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westside - Sharkey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sierra City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vinton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Truckee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chilcoot Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi (NV).
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <2>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Johnsville Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downieville Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cromberg Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Randolph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Randolph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Sattley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sierra City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Truckee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Verdi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Johnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randolph.
Newspapers Published in Randolph ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randolph, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randolph.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Randolph:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sierra County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Washoe 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 Randolph, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Randolph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |