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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 Sorensens (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 Sorensens. 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 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.

Sorensens is located in Alpine 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 Alpine County: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne & Douglas (NV).

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

  • Alpine County     (The home county of Sorensens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Alpine Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
    • Mesa Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
    • Paynesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County
    • Marklee Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
    • Markleeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
      • Loope is located in Alpine County
    • Lake Alpine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
    • Bear Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • Big Meadow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
      • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
    • Fallen Leaf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallac Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Twin Bridges
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Al Tahoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kyburz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tahoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Riverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
  • Mono County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Topaz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dollar Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Lake Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
  • Tuolumne County
  • Carson City (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Carson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • New Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
      • New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Gardnerville Ranchos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
      • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Stateline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Tahoe Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Gardnerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyon County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens listed first.
    • Wellington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Smith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Sorensens ...

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 Sorensens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sorensens, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sorensens.

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 Sorensens:

Cemeteries Near Sorensens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sorensens.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sorensens, with the one closest to Sorensens 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.<6>

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

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

  • Woodfords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
  • Markleeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Tallac Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Bijou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
  • Lake Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Gardnerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Emerald Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Glenbrook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Topaz
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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

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

The official website for Alpine County: www.co.alpine.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Sorensens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sorensens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7751, Longitude: -119.9029    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Sorensens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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