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A visit to the Folsom Prison Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Folsom Prison Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Folsom Prison Cemetery (FG ID #2193831)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Folsom Prison Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Folsom Prison Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Folsom Prison Cemetery

Lat:   38.7010°   (38° 42' 3")

Lon:   -121.1521°   (-121° 9' 7")

The cemetery is located in Sacramento County<3>.

As an estimate, the Folsom Prison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Folsom.

The county seat for Sacramento County is located in Sacramento. Sacramento lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west southwest of the Folsom Prison Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Folsom Prison Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Folsom Prison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Folsom Prison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Folsom Prison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Represa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Folsom Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeridge Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Natoma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
  • Governors Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Crown Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Saint Andrews Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Franciscan Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Marina Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Summit Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orangevale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • La Cresta Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cresta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    • Ridgeview Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    • El Dorado Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stonegate Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Highland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Tree Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Winterhaven Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Equestrian Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Waterford Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Granite Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Folsom Prison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sacramento County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Folsom Prison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Folsom Prison Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Folsom Prison Cemetery:

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Folsom Prison Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7010, Longitude: -121.1521    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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