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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 Taylor Crossing (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 Taylor Crossing. 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 Taylor Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Taylor Crossing: Taylor Xing.

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 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.

Taylor Crossing is located in Placer 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 Placer County: El Dorado, Nevada, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba, Carson City (NV), Douglas (NV) & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Placer County     (The home county of Taylor Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Weimar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Secret Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Applegate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gold Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Jims
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
      • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Clipper Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Dutch Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Foresthill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Bangor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clipper Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Oroleve
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Cool
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Quintette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Lotus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coloma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jayhawk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
    • Waterford Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Equestrian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Chicago Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Alta Sierra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake of the Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Union Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Gold Flat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bitney Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Alleghany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Crossing, with the one closest to Taylor Crossing listed first.
    • Smartville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Camptonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Browns Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Loma Rica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Taylor Crossing ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Crossing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Taylor Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Taylor Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Crossing.

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

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

  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Foresthill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery
    • Foresthill Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough & Ready Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery

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

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

  • Colfax
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chicago Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Weimar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
  • Kres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Wolf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Yankee Jims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Gold Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for You Bet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Clipper Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Glenbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dutch Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nevada City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Towle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
      • Towle is located in Placer County

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

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<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- Taylor Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1102, Longitude: -120.9847       In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Taylor Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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