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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 Zee Estates (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 Zee Estates. 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 Zee Estates ...

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 Zee Estates: Zee Ests.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Zee Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Equestrian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Summit Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Waterford Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Highland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Jayhawk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
    • Franciscan Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Crown Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • May ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Fiddletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Drytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Amador City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutter Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
    • Martell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Alta Sierra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Penn Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Penryn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Rocklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Bowman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Virginiatown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Clipper Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Folsom Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Natoma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Orangevale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Antelope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Foothill Farms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rio Oso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zee Estates, with the one closest to Zee Estates listed first.
    • Broderick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Zee Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zee Estates.

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 Zee Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <2>
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting and respect the owner's property rights.
    • We're sorry, but we do not have contact information for the owner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <2>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
  • Pilot Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Lotus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Folsom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Shingle Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coloma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Newcastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Penryn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • White Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ophir
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Natoma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma

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

Newspapers Published in Zee Estates ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zee Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zee Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zee Estates.

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 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 Zee Estates:

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>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 Zee Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zee Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.