Our Genealogy Helper
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 Sierra Knoll Estates (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 Sierra Knoll Estates. 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 Sierra Knoll Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sierra Knoll Estates: Sierra Knl. Ests. (or less commonly used: Sierra Knol. Ests.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Sierra Knoll Estates is located in 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 Sierra Knoll Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sierra Knoll Estates:
- Nevada County (The home county of Sierra Knoll Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Lake of the Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Alta Sierra
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Chicago Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Grass Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oaks is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bitney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Gold Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Penn Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butte County
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Cool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fornis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Kelsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Quintette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Equestrian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Weimar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Applegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clipper Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Bowman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iowa Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yankee Jims
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- North Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Secret Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foresthill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Represa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Folsom Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Folsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
- Folsom has also been known as:
- Folsom City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
- Orangevale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Citrus Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Natoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Sabre City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
- Prairie City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Antelope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Alleghany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Rio Oso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Smartville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dobbins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Ostrom ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ostrom is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
- Camptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Loma Rica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
- Dantoni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dantoni is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sierra Knoll Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Sierra Knoll Estates.
Cemeteries Near Sierra Knoll Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sierra Knoll Estates.
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 Sierra Knoll Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sierra Knoll Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Auburn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Auburn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kneebone Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- Foresthill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foresthill Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sierra Knoll Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sierra Knoll Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sierra Knoll Estates, with the one closest to Sierra Knoll Estates listed first.
- Weimar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Clipper Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
- Chicago Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Yankee Jims
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Kres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rough and Ready
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sierra Knoll Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sierra Knoll Estates.
Newspapers Published in Sierra Knoll Estates ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sierra Knoll Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sierra Knoll Estates, 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 Sierra Knoll Estates.
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 Sierra Knoll Estates:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Sutter County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Sierra Knoll Estates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sierra Knoll Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |