Our Genealogy Helper
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 Union Mills (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 Union Mills. 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 Union Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Mills: Union Mls. (or less commonly used: Union Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Union Mills is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Union Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Mills:
- Nevada County (The home county of Union Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Polaris
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Donner Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Tahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Al Tahoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tallac Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Carnelian Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Kings Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Donner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Soda Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Tahoe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Homewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Chilcoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Sierraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sattley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Douglas County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Glenbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stateline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Summit Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Lyon County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Mound House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Carson Rapids City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Storey County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- American City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- American Flat is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Virginia City Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Crystal Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Incline Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrolian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
- Verdi - Mogul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Verdi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sundown Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
- Mogul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Galena ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Ophir City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ophir City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
- Lawton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Union Mills.
Cemeteries Near Union Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Mills.
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 Union Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Truckee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi (NV).
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <2>
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Washoe City (NV).
- The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <2>
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washoe City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huffaker Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno (NV).
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <2>
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 Union Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- Boca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Truckee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Incline Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Verdi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Washoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Lawton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
- Steamboat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Mills.
Newspapers Published in Union Mills ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Mills, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Mills.
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 Union Mills:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Union Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |