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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 Bombay (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 Bombay. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Bombay 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 Bombay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bombay:

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Bombay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Rio Linda
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elverta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Highlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ben Ali
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Antelope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Foothill Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Town and Country Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Arden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Carmichael
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Summit Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Crown Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Marina Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Park Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Riego
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loomis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Penryn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Newcastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • San Joaquin County
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Batavia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nicolas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Bogue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Broderick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Knights Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • El Macero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Greendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Zamora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Olivehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Bombay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bombay.

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 Bombay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...

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 Bombay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bombay.

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

  • Antelope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Manlove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Mayhew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Swingle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Florin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walsh Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
    • Salsbury ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
    • Orangevale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Bombay ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bombay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bombay, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bombay.

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 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 Bombay:

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 Bombay, 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- Bombay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.