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 Arcade (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 Arcade. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Arcade is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.
Below are the counties that are near Arcade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arcade:
- Yolo County (The home county of Arcade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- West Sacramento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Broderick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knights Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Ridgeview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Crown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Oak Ridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Saint Andrews Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
- Stonegate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Napa County
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Riego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Granite Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Laguna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ben Ali
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Terminous
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Acampo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Victor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Leisure Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Rio Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Travis Field
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Vacaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Denverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nicolas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nicolaus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arcade, see our County-by-County Page for Arcade.
Cemeteries Near Arcade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcade.
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 Arcade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arcade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <2>
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Arcade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arcade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arcade, with the one closest to Arcade listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Swingle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Sacramento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manlove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walsh Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Mayhew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Merritt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arcade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcade.
Newspapers Published in Arcade ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arcade, 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 Arcade.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arcade:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Yolo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Napa County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter 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 Arcade, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arcade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |