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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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Troy 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 Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:

  • Placer County     (The home county of Troy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Donner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
      • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Soda Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Placer County
    • Emigrant Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greekstore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Casa Loma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Alta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dollar Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Tahoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Quintette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Kingvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Soda Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Baltimore Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Truckee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Marsh Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Polaris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polaris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Graniteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Valley Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Clio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Sierraville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sierra City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sattley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alleghany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Calpine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
      • Calvada is located in Sierra County
    • Downieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Crystal Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bronco ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Incline Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tyrolian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrolian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Verdi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Verdi - Mogul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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)

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

Cemeteries Near Troy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.

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

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

  • Truckee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truckee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truckee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sierra City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <4>
  • Sierraville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
  • Sattley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <4>
  • Alleghany Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Grave
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Downieville Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Foresthill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Foresthill Community Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Cisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Emigrant Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
  • Blue Canyon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Truckee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Graniteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Towle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle
    • Towle is located in Placer County
  • Sierra City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tahoe City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
      • Boca is located in Nevada County
    • Dutch Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sattley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Troy ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Troy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Troy. 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>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>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>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>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- Troy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3116, Longitude: -120.4630       In this case, the coordinates for Troy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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