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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 Sierraville (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 Sierraville. 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 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.

Sierraville is located in Sierra 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 Sierra County: Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Sierra County     (The home county of Sierraville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sierraville, with the one closest to Sierraville listed first.
    • Sattley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Calpine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyalton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierra City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Loganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Downieville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alleghany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Queen City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sierraville, with the one closest to Sierraville listed first.
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Baltimore Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Kingvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Soda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Donner Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Truckee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sierraville, with the one closest to Sierraville listed first.
    • Donner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Big Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Emigrant Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sierraville, with the one closest to Sierraville listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Valley Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Beckwourth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Horse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
    • Portola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • C-Road
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
    • Delleker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
    • Vinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Graeagle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
    • Blairsden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sierraville, with the one closest to Sierraville listed first.
    • Border Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
      • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Verdi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cold Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Verdi - Mogul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdi - Mogul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
      • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Mogul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Bronco has also been known as:
      • Bronca
    • Lawton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Raleigh Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
      • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Golden Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
      • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Lemmon Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
      • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Panther Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
      • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)

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

Newspapers Published in Sierraville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sierraville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sierraville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sierraville.

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 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 Sierraville:

Cemeteries Near Sierraville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sierraville.

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 Sierraville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sierraville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sattley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Westside - Sharkey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sierra City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <5>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vinton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chilcoot Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Truckee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truckee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truckee Cemetery
  • Crystal Peak Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

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.<6>

While we didn't find Sierraville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sierraville.

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

  • Sattley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sierra City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mohawk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Truckee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Boca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
    • Boca is located in Nevada County
  • Verdi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mystic ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Nevada County
  • Marmol ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
    • Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Johnsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graniteville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Cisco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Floriston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Maybert ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
      • Maybert is located in Nevada County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sierraville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

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

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 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.
<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>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- Sierraville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sierraville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5896, Longitude: -120.3670    
<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>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 Sierraville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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