Hi, This is part of Trinity Co., CA taken from the 1885 county directory. Sorry but I have no additional information on these. Only thing is says for sure is if your Ancestor was here in 1885. If there is no occupation it is because none was listed. Janie http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/famos/cemetery.html my weekly card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/5d2000.html MINERSVILLE A Mining camp and post office, situated on the East Fork of Stewart's Fork of the Trinity River. Gold taken in this vicinity is coarse and of fine quality. The population is about one hundred. Bates, Fordyce - dealer gen mdse, Postmaster, saloon keeper Bernard, Peter V. - miner Bowermann Bros. - farmers 160 acres Bowermann, Jacob S. - Bowermann Bros. Bowermann, John - Bowermann Bros. Bowers, Frederick - miner Cademartori, Frank - miner Campbell, Wm. A. - miner Chandler, Fleming - miner Coleman, William - laborer Cummings, James - farmer 164 acres Cummings, John S. - farmer Cummings, Thomas A. - farmer Dettker, Adam H. - miner Diner, Frank - miner Fitzgerald, Timothy - miner Hampton, Samuel W. - miner Heath, John W. - Heath & Kelley Heath & Kelley - farmers Johnson, Oscar M. - miner Joseph, Manuel - stockraiser Kelley, John H. - Heath & Kelley Kelley, Joseph - miner Koll, John - miner McCall, John - farmer/stockraiser Mead, Corydon M. - miner Miller, Thomas L. - miner Postmaster - Fordyce Bates Reed, Andrew S. - miner Reed, Benjamin - miner Riordan, James - miner Rowles, James - miner Schacht, Meves - miner Sidell, Philip - miner Skewis, Edward - miner Skewis, John - miner Smith, Jonathan - miner Stitts, Jackson - miner Tourtellotte, Jesse H. - hotel VanMetre, Mrs. - hotel Weeden, John D. - miner NORTH FORK (See Weaverville) NEW RIVER (See Weaverville) RUCHS (See Hayfork) SOUTH FORK (See Hayfork) TAYLOR'S FLAT (See Weaverville) TRINITY CENTRE This town, having post and telegraph offices, is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the Trinity River. It is the second place of importance in the county, and the only point having telegraphic communication with the outside. It is forty-four miles distant from Shasta, and is on the main road leading to Yreka and Oregon, over which the stages of the California and Oregon Stage Line pass daily. The prevailing interest, as elsewhere in the county, are mining, although several good sections of farming land are found in the neighborhood, mostly all cultivated and realizing handsome returns to their owners from the good prices received for their product. The town has the usual business establishments, including a general merchandise store, hardware store, blacksmith shop, saw mill and hotel. the distance to the county seat is thirty-two miles, and the population of the town proper is about one hundred. Abrams, James Allison, Asa - miner Allison, Charles E. Allison, Edward - miner Bard, James - farmer 160 acres Bassham, A. E. - laborer Bassham, Green B. Beard, James S. - carpenter Beard, John S. Bloss & McCleary - 160 acres Bloss, Franklin H. - miner Bordon, Samuel - constable Bragdon Bros. - 160 acres Bragdon, C. H. - 160 acres Bragdon, Edward H. Bragdon, Hiram A. Braggon, Edward - farmer Braggon, Herman - farmer Braggon, H. H. - farmer Brincard, Arthur - farmer Carr, George L. - clerk with James E. Carr Carr, James E. - Carr & Feeney, farmer, gen mdse 260 acres Carr & Feeney - proprietors Shasta & Yreka Turnpike Co. Carter, Asa M. Carter, Henry - miner Carter, John - laborer Centre Placer Mine - Bloss & McKay proprietors Conway, Frederick E. - laborer Conway, W. F. - laborer Conway, W. S. Coral Placer Mine - Hong Sing & Co. proprietors Coyle, Edward - laborer Coyle, James L. - telegraph operator Dack, John - laborer Deacon, George - miner Dean, Alfred L. - bartender Trinity Centre Hotel, superintendent Watson's Gulch Placer Mine Diddy, John Dodge, W. S. - 120 acres Donnovan, Dennis - miner Dougherty, Henry - miner Dougherty, Hugh H. Draper, Thomas D. Ella May Drifting Mine - P. Holland superintendent Ellery, Elias - farmer 320 acres Ellery, Levi J. Farrell, William Feeney, Richard H. - Carr & Feeney, hotel proprietor, tollgate keeper Shasta & Yreka Turnpike Freethy, R. E. - farmer 160 acres Freethy, William - 80 acres Girard, Louis N. Hansley, Charles C. Hartz, Anthony Hall, Wm. L. - superintendent Morrison Gulch Placer Mine 10 acres Hall, Wm. P. - farmer Halleck, William Harrison, Wm. H. - miner Haskins, Albert P. - superintendent Shoo Fly Mine 64 acres Hidden Treasure Mine - P. Holland & Co. proprietors Holland, P. - P. Holland & Co., superintendent Ella May Drifting Mine Holland, P. & Co. - proprietors Hidden Treasure Mine Hubbell, Samuel - Justice of the Peace, notary public Jackson, Henry J. Jewett, Preston A. Johansen, Jem - miner Jollie, John W. Jones, Monroe - laborer Landis, Bertha C. Mrs. - school teacher Larkin, Patrick - 65 acres Larsen & Coyle - 40 acres Larsen, John - blacksmith Lawrence, A. - laborer Magenat & Co. - 40 acres Magenat, George Mathews, James A. Mathews, L. - miner Maxwell, William - carpenter McCall, John - 95 acres McClary, Cavid R. - miner McDonald, R. W. McDonald, William - miner McKay, Finley - miner McNear, David - miner Merrow, Lorenzo - miner Miller, George - laborer Moore, Lewis W. Moore, William - miner Moore, Frank - miner Morrison Gulch Placer Mine - W. L. Hall superintendent Morton, Thomas - miner 80 acres Mountfort, Edmund Murray, George N. - laborer Murray, John E. - Postmaster, clerk with James E. Carr Wash Deep Gravel Mining Co. - 550 acres Nash, John T. C. Nason, Prentiss N. Neil, Lorenzo Noles, Preston T. - laborer Olsen, Louis - 197 acres Owens, George F. - laborer Owens, J. F. - farmer Owings, Chambers - farmer Owings, John M. - farmer Owings, McKenzie - 200 acres Parry, Henry - laborer 437 acres Parry, M. F. - laborer Peterson, Erick - 320 acres Pinnell, William - miner Postmaster - John E. Murray Powell, Reese - miner Ragland, John W. Randell, Frank - carpenter Richards, Stephen - 40 acres Rostetter, George - telegraph operator Rostetter & Stoddard - 160 acres Rumfelt, Augustus - miner Schnetzer, Philip Shasta and Yreka Turnpike Co. - Carr & Fenney proprietors Shomaker, Howard Shoo Fly Mine - A. P. Haskins superintendent Shuford, J. W. - farmer Shurtleff, Cabel Smith, Charles W. Smith, Edward R. - 77 acres Sohm, John G. - farmer 240 acres Stoddard, John R. - farmer Tapie, Eugene - clerk Thompson, William - miner Tinkham, Peter - miner Trinity Centre Hotel - William Vollmers proprietor Underground Treasure Mining Co. - 160 acres VanAmmin, Lowery Vollmers, William - proprietor Trinity Centre Hotel Waite, Nelson - painter Watson's Gulch Placer Mine - A. L. Dean superintendent Wheeler, Nathan - saw mill Williams, Charles - teamster Zarli, Frederick - farmer 306 acres