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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 Canal Ranch (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 Canal Ranch. 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 hospitals and 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.

Canal Ranch is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Below are the counties that are near Canal Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canal Ranch:

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Canal Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Taison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • Thornton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Terminous
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • North Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • South Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Acampo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Henderson Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
    • Victor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Morada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • May ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Ione
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • 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 <2>
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Wallace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Burson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Bethel Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Oakley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Discovery Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brentwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Byron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
      • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bay Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Locke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vorden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Isleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Galt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Courtland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Herald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McConnel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
    • Elk Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
    • Rio Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Birds Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Denverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Batavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
    • Travis Field
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Dixon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
    • Elmira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Leisure Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Ranch, with the one closest to Canal Ranch listed first.
    • Greendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Clarksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Broderick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bryte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • El Macero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swingle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Canal Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canal Ranch.

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 Canal Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Galt - Arno Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicksville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locke Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stockton Rural Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
    • The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <4>
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Taison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
  • New Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
  • Walnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Isleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Acampo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Galt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
  • Lodi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
  • Pope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
  • Courtland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
  • McConnel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Rio Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in San Joaquin County

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

Newspapers Published in Canal Ranch ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canal Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canal Ranch, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canal Ranch.

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 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 Canal Ranch:

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

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Canal Ranch, 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' (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- Canal Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canal Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1841, Longitude: -121.4547       In this case, the coordinates for Canal Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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