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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Red Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Red Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Point, please Contact Us.
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 Red Point (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 Red Point. 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.
Name Variations for Red Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Redpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Red Point: Red Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Red Point is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Red Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Point:
- Placer County (The home county of Red Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Casa Loma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iowa Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greekstore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Secret Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Emigrant Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Foresthill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Quintette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fornis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Cool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lotus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Pilot Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Scotts Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Chicago Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Cedar Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baltimore Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Kingvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Blue Tent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Alta Sierra
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Glenbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Gold Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Alleghany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Goodyears Bar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Downieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Sierra City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Camptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Point, see our County-by-County Page for Red Point.
Cemeteries Near Red Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Point.
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 Red Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Deadwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Foresthill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine Mine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colfax Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Graves Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Grave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <4>
- Forest View Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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.
While we didn't find Red Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Point, with the one closest to Red Point listed first.
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Towle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Towle is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
- Michigan Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Blue Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emigrant Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yankee Jims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maybert ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maybert is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chicago Park
(14 miles [22.5 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 Red Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Point.
Newspapers Published in Red Point ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Point, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Point.
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 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 Red Point:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Placer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Red Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Red Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |