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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 Tylers Corner (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 Tylers Corner. 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 Tylers Corner ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Tylers Corner: Tylers Cor. (or less commonly used: Tylers Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Tylers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Tylers Corner may originally have been Tyler's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tylers Corner might be written as Tyler Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tylers Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tylers Corner.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Tylers Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiger Lily
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Newtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Diamond Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • El Dorado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Camino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Motor City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Placerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
    • River Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fiddletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Volcano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Amador City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutter Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bummerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
    • Glencoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • Wilseyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rail Road Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Campo Seco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • San Andreas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Prairie City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Folsom
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
    • Sloughhouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Represa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Natoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Orangevale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Tylers Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tylers Corner.

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 Tylers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Andreason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Diggings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Amador Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • White Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drytown Public Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Fiddletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Play
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Volcano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Omo Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo Ranch
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Drytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Sutter Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rich Gulch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch

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

Newspapers Published in Tylers Corner ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tylers Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tylers Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tylers Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tylers Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>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 Tylers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tylers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.