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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 Wolf (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 Wolf. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Wolf is located in Nevada 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 Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Wolf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Alta Sierra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chicago Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Lake Wildwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Bangor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fornis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Lotus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Coloma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Equestrian Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Marina Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Meadow Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Applegate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • North Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
    • Bowman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Virginiatown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
    • Newcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Citrus Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Represa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • 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>
    • Orangevale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Elverta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
    • North Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Rio Oso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • South Yuba City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Smartville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Browns Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oregon House
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Loma Rica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Linda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Olivehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County

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

Newspapers Published in Wolf ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf.

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 Wolf:

Cemeteries Near Wolf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf.

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manzanita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanita Cemetery
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Cemetery
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Camp Far West Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newcastle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wolf had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clipper Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Weimar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chicago Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ophir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Rough and Ready
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
  • Sheridan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Smartville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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>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- Wolf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wolf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0585, Longitude: -121.1383       In this case, the coordinates for Wolf 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 Wolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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