Welcome to Cicero ...
So far, we found very little information about Cicero. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cicero to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cicero, please Contact Us.
Cicero would have been located within present day Sacramento County<2>.
The location of Cicero has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cicero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cicero is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cicero was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cicero ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cicero - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cicero.
Communities near Cicero ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cicero.
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <5>
- Rancho Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
- Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <5>
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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 <5>
- Ione
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Herald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <5>
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - McConnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Carbondale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cicero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cicero.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cicero. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cicero.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cicero. See our Newspapers Page for Cicero.
Adding Cicero to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cicero in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cicero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cicero post office opened in 1878.
We also found Cicero in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cicero.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cicero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cicero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |