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 Arroyo Seco (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 Arroyo Seco. 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 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.
Arroyo Seco is located in Amador 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 Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.
Below are the counties that are near Arroyo Seco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arroyo Seco:
- Amador County (The home county of Arroyo Seco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Ione
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Camanche Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Drytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amador City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sutter Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fiddletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Electra ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Campo Seco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rancho Calaveras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- Jenny Lind
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- San Andreas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Crescent Ridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- La Cresta Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Mount Aukum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
- Oak Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Shingle Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- El Dorado Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Governors Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Placer County
- Granite Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Rancho Murieta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Mather
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Elk Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Walsh Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Gold River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lockeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acampo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- North Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henderson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Taison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arroyo Seco, see our County-by-County Page for Arroyo Seco.
Cemeteries Near Arroyo Seco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arroyo Seco.
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 Arroyo Seco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arroyo Seco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Michigan Bar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clements Glen View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drytown Public Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
- IOOF Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
- New Protestant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Protestant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Arroyo Seco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arroyo Seco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arroyo Seco, with the one closest to Arroyo Seco listed first.
- Ione
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- May ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Forest Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
- Former names for Camanche:
- Clay's Bar
- Limerrick
- Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Drytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amador City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campo Seco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arroyo Seco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arroyo Seco.
Newspapers Published in Arroyo Seco ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arroyo Seco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arroyo Seco, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arroyo Seco.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Arroyo Seco:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Amador County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calaveras County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin 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> | 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 Arroyo Seco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arroyo Seco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |