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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 Sly Park (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 Sly Park. 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 and hospitals 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.

Sly Park is located in 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 Sly Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sly Park:

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Sly Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sly Park, with the one closest to Sly Park listed first.
    • Pollock Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fresh Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Pacific
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pleasant Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Camino
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Motor City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Fair Play
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sly Park, with the one closest to Sly Park listed first.
    • River Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fiddletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Volcano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amador City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Drytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kit Carson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sutter Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Martell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sly Park, with the one closest to Sly Park listed first.
    • Bummerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
    • West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • Wilseyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rail Road Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Big Bar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sly Park, with the one closest to Sly Park listed first.
    • Michigan Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Greekstore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Foresthill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Jims
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Clipper Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Applegate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sly Park, with the one closest to Sly Park listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Folsom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Sly Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sly Park.

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 Sly Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Indian Diggings Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <2>
  • Andreason Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting and respect the owner's property rights.
    • We're sorry, but we do not have contact information for the owner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
  • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Pioneer Grave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • James Marshall Gravesite
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pacific
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Bryants
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Play
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Omo Ranch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
  • Placerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kelsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • El Dorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Fiddletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sly Park ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sly Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sly Park, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sly Park.

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 Sly Park:

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 Sly Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sly Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.