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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 Saxon (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 Saxon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Saxon is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Saxon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • El Macero
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Swingle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swingle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Davis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Bryte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sacramento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Broderick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Winters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Yolo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Riego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
      • Riego is located in Placer County
    • Roseville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
    • Laguna West - Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkway - South Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway - South Sacramento
      • Parkway - South Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
    • Courtland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laguna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
    • Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Florin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Vorden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Elk Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokelumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
    • Thornton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • Terminous
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • Acampo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Woodbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • South Woodbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • Woodbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Dixon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
    • Elmira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Hartley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
    • Leisure Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Vacaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Travis Field
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Rio Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Denverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Saxon ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saxon, 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 Saxon.

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 websites either 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 Saxon:

Cemeteries Near Saxon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxon.

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

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

  • Tremont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tremont Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Silveyville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silveyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silveyville Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
    • The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramento City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • East Lawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • San Joaquin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
  • Swingle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swingle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Solano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Courtland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Batavia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Solano County
  • Merritt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
  • Plainfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
  • Binghamton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binghamton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
    • Binghamton is located in Solano County
  • Maine Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
    • Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Florin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Mullen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
      • Mullen is located in Yolo County

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

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

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saxon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saxon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4666, Longitude: -121.6563       In this case, the coordinates for Saxon 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 Saxon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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