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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 Reynolds Ferry (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 Reynolds Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Reynolds Ferry is located in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Reynolds Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
    • Copper Cove Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
    • Copperopolis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Angels Camp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Angels City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Altaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Vallecito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
    • Douglas Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Telegraph City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Cometa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bellota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Peters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Escalon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <1>
    • Alba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Oakdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • La Grange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Adela
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Waterford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Del Rio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ferry, with the one closest to Reynolds Ferry listed first.
    • Rawhide
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Tuttletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yosemite Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
    • Columbia Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Stent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Martinez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Sonora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Squabbletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Columbia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sonora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Greenley Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Chinese Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Reynolds Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds Ferry.

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 Reynolds Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reynolds Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
    • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Lode Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
    • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poverty Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <2>
  • Sonora City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Sonora.
      • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Jewish Cemetery

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

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

  • Tuttletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • Copperopolis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Angels Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sonora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinese Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Telegraph City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Murphys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Knights Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Soulsbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tuolumne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • San Andreas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheep Ranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reynolds Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reynolds Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Reynolds Ferry ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds Ferry.

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 Reynolds Ferry:

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 Reynolds Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reynolds Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.