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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 Broderick (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 Broderick. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Broderick is located in Yolo County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 Broderick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broderick:

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Broderick)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broderick, with the one closest to Broderick listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carbondale
      • From Broderick to Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broderick, with the one closest to Broderick listed first.
    • La Cresta Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cresta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeview Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
      • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Crown Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
    • El Dorado Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Franciscan Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Governors Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Marina Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Park Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broderick, with the one closest to Broderick listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ben Ali
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Town and Country Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country Village
      • Town and Country Village is located in Sacramento County
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Arden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
    • Rio Linda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • La Riviera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Riviera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
      • La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Florin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broderick, with the one closest to Broderick listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokelumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
    • Thornton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Taison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Taison
      • From Broderick to Taison
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broderick, with the one closest to Broderick listed first.
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxford
      • From Broderick to Oxford
    • Batavia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batavia
      • From Broderick to Batavia
    • Allendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Vacaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cannon
      • From Broderick to Cannon
  • Sutter County
  • Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near Broderick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broderick.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find Broderick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broderick.

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

  • Sacramento
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
  • Perkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
  • Swingle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swingle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swingle
    • From Broderick to Swingle
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Florin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manlove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
  • Mayhew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayhew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mayhew
    • From Broderick to Mayhew
  • Walsh Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Antelope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Broderick ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broderick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Broderick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Broderick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Broderick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Broderick.

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 Broderick:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broderick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Broderick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Broderick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broderick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5912, Longitude: -121.5175    









 

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