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 Central (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 Central. 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.
Central is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.
Below are the counties that are near Central. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central:
- Yolo County (The home county of Central)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Greendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- El Macero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- West Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broderick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bryte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Bethel Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knightsen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Riego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Hood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Laguna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Vorden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Locke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Ryde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Terminous
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Acampo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Victor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockeford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Rio Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Allendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Leisure Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Denverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Travis Field
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central, see our County-by-County Page for Central.
Cemeteries Near Central ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central.
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 Central - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tremont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Central in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.
- Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maine Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Swingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- McConnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Binghamton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Binghamton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Arno ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central.
Newspapers Published in Central ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Central:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Yolo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Contra Costa County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter 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 Central, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |