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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 Citrus (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 Citrus. 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 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.

Citrus is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Citrus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Gold River
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rancho Cordova
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carmichael
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mather
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Natoma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Orangevale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Riviera
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
    • Mayhew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Citrus Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Drytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Amador City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • River Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Camanche Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Sutter Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Cresta Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Park Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Crown Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Governors Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Stonegate Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Clarksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Roseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Granite Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Loomis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Riego
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Penryn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Newcastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Virginiatown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Ophir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Taison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Acampo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clements
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • North Woodbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
  • Solano County
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Robbins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citrus, with the one closest to Citrus listed first.
    • Broderick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Greendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • El Macero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Knights Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Yolo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Citrus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Citrus.

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 Citrus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Citrus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <2>
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quiet Haven Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Citrus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Citrus.

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

  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
  • Alder Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
  • Mayhew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Natoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Orangevale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manlove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Walsh Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Folsom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
  • Perkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • White Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Antelope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Florin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin

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

Newspapers Published in Citrus ...

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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Citrus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Citrus, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Citrus.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Citrus:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Citrus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Citrus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.