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 Akers (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 Akers. 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 and 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.
Akers is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Akers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Akers:
- San Joaquin County (The home county of Akers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- August
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- August is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for August
- Stockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Morada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morada is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
- Garden Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Country Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Taft Mosswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Walthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Henderson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- French Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Altamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Camanche Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Wallace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rancho Calaveras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Burson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Campo Seco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Telegraph City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Bixler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Discovery Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethel Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knightsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Galt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
- Herald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Ryde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Vorden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- McConnel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Rio Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Del Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Salida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Riverbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
- Modesto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
- West Modesto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
- Bystrom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- East Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Yolo County
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Akers, see our County-by-County Page for Akers.
Cemeteries Near Akers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Akers.
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 Akers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Akers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Stockton Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
- The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <2>
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lodi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152043 <2>
- Islamic Cemetery of California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chinese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <2>
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Collegeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Lodi Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Memorial Cemetery
- The Lodi Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pine Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
- Lodi Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #247197 <2>
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Akers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Akers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Akers, with the one closest to Akers listed first.
- Stockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- French Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Holden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Acampo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lockeford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Akers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Akers.
Newspapers Published in Akers ...
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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Akers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Akers, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Akers.
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 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 Akers:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Joaquin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County
- Solano County
- Stanislaus County
- Yolo 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> | 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 Akers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Akers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |