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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rubicon Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rubicon Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rubicon Springs, 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 Rubicon Springs (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 Rubicon Springs. 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 Rubicon Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rubicon Springs: Rubicon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rubicon Spngs. or Rubicon Sprngs.)
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 southeast 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 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 Rubicon Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day El Dorado 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 El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Rubicon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rubicon Springs:
- El Dorado County (The home county of Rubicon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Tahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Al Tahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyburz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strawberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Alpine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Sorensens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Alpine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Mesa Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
- Woodfords
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Kit Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Donner Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Donner Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Norden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Truckee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Polaris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Kingvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Bronco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoma Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Tahoe Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Tahoe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Soda Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Carnelian Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greekstore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Tahoe Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Brockway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Zephyr Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Lincoln Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Stateline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tahoe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Summit Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mottsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Crystal Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Incline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Franktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rubicon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rubicon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Rubicon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rubicon Springs.
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 Rubicon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rubicon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Happy Homestead Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Grave
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Genoa Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Genoa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Genoa (NV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83934 <3>
- Mottsville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Captain George Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Captain George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Mottsville (NV).
- The Captain George Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain George Donner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83913 <3>
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Truckee Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maidens Gravesite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Carson City (NV).
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ormsby Poor Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180464 <3>
- Deadwood Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Graves Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Rubicon Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rubicon Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rubicon Springs, with the one closest to Rubicon Springs listed first.
- Emerald Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Tahoe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Lake Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Bijou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Glenbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Truckee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pacific
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Incline Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rubicon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rubicon Springs.
Newspapers Published in Rubicon Springs ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rubicon Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rubicon Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rubicon Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rubicon Springs:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Shasta County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Washoe 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 Rubicon Springs, 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> | 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. |
| <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- Rubicon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |