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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 Alder Creek (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 Alder Creek. 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 Alder Creek ...

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 Alder Creek: Alder Crk. (or less commonly used: Alder Ck. or Alder Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alder Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Creek.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Alder Creek is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Alder Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Natoma
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Folsom Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Gold River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Folsom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Orangevale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Represa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Rancho Cordova
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Citrus Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmichael
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mather
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Fiddletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • River Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Amador City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutter Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camanche Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Martell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • La Cresta Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Crown Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Governors Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Stonegate Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Clarksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Franciscan Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Loomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Penryn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newcastle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Riego
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Virginiatown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Broderick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Greendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • El Macero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Knights Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Alder Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder Creek.

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 Alder Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <2>
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Quiet Haven Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Natoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
  • Orangevale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • White Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Mayhew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Roseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Manlove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Walsh Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Antelope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rocklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Perkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins

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

Newspapers Published in Alder Creek ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder Creek.

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 Alder Creek:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Alder Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.