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 Camden (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 Camden. 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.
Camden 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 Camden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camden:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Camden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Elk Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laguna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- McConnel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Walsh Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Ione
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Camanche Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Drytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amador City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Oak Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Crown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Saint Andrews Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Riego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Granite Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Henderson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Terminous
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Clements
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockeford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Leisure Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Broderick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- El Macero
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camden, see our County-by-County Page for Camden.
Cemeteries Near Camden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camden.
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 Camden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Hicksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Camden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Elk Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McConnel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Arno ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Walsh Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Manlove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camden.
Newspapers Published in Camden ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camden, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camden.
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 Camden:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Camden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |