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>.
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.<3>.
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)
- Rancho Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <4>
- Ione
(13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
- Herald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
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 (so far) for Cicero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cicero post office opened in 1878. The Cicero post office closed in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cicero.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cicero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |