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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 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 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)
      • 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
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
      • Calvada is located in Sierra County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Baltimore Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Soda Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Donner Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Kingvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Truckee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Polaris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polaris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Marsh Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Placer County
    • Big Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Kings Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Clio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Horse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
    • Valley Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
    • Delleker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
    • Mohawk Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
    • Vinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Graeagle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blairsden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
      • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Cold Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Verdi - Mogul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdi - Mogul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
      • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Mogul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Lawton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Lemmon Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
      • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Raleigh Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
      • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Golden Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
      • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Panther Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
      • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <4>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truckee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truckee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 the 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 <4>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromberg Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cromberg Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7925 <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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
    • Boca is located in Nevada County
  • Mohawk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Verdi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Graniteville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Cisco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Mystic ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Nevada County
  • Marmol ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
    • Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Johnsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bronco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Floriston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maybert ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
      • Maybert 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 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]<6>. 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 like to start 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Randolph. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5796, Longitude: -120.3708       In this case, the coordinates for Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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