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Introduction ...

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

We've added Shands to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shands, 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 Shands (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 Shands. 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 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 Shands is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Shands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • Graniteville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Marsh Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
    • Washington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • North Columbia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • Blue Tent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Scotts Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
    • Baltimore Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Nevada City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • Clipper Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Oroleve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Feather Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • Emigrant Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Casa Loma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Dutch Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Gold Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Secret Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Iowa Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Colfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Donner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Donner is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • La Porte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Johnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Plumas Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
    • Whitehawk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
    • Graeagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Clio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
    • Mohawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • C-Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
    • Blairsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Downieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sierra City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Poker Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Queen City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Gibsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Sattley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Calpine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shands, with the one closest to Shands listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Strawberry Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Dobbins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Challenge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oregon House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rackerby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Shands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shands.

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 Shands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Graniteville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Moore's Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alleghany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
  • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Downieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goodyears Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Emigrant Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • Pike
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pike is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike has also been known as:
    • Pike City
  • Blue Canyon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Shands ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shands, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shands:

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 Shands, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.