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 Camanche Village (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 Camanche Village. 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 Camanche Village ...
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 Camanche Village: Camanche Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Camanche Village 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 Camanche Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camanche Village:
- Amador County (The home county of Camanche Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Ione
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amador City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Electra ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Calaveras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Jenny Lind
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- Big Bar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- San Andreas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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 Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Mount Aukum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Cameron Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent Ridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
- La Cresta Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shingle Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Fair Play
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rancho Murieta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sloughhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Elk Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Mather
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laguna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Walsh Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Clements
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockeford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acampo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Henderson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camanche Village, see our County-by-County Page for Camanche Village.
Cemeteries Near Camanche Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camanche Village.
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 Camanche Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camanche Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clements Glen View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (67 more) ...
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drytown Public Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Camanche Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camanche Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camanche Village, with the one closest to Camanche Village listed first.
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ione
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Burson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clements
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- May ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lockeford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camanche Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camanche Village.
Newspapers Published in Camanche Village ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camanche Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camanche Village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camanche Village.
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 helpful 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 Camanche Village:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Amador County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calaveras County
- El Dorado County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin 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 Camanche Village, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camanche Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |