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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Remington Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Remington Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Remington Hill, 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 Remington 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 Remington 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Remington Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Remington Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scotts Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Graniteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • North Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Kres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Gold Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oroleve
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Quintette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Fornis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Alta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Casa Loma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Dutch Flat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emigrant Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gold Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Secret Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Iowa Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Foresthill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Plumas County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Sattley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Hill, with the one closest to Remington Hill listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Challenge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smartville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near Remington Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Remington 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 Remington Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alleghany Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Blue Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Dutch Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Towle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
    • Towle is located in Placer County
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Emigrant Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Gold Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
  • Moore's Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Graniteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Remington Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Remington Hill.

Newspapers Published in Remington 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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Remington Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Remington Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Remington Hill.

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 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 Remington Hill:

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Remington Hill, 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Remington Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Remington Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2785, Longitude: -120.7938       In this case, the coordinates for Remington Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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