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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 Conaway (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 Conaway. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Conaway 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 Conaway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conaway:

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Conaway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Woodland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Knights Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yolo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swingle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Davis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • El Macero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Broderick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Sacramento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zamora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Harrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • College City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Riego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Penryn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Elverta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rio Linda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Ben Ali
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Town and Country Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Antelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • North Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Foothill Farms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Arden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Allendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Batavia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Hartley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Elmira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Vacaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Robbins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicolas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bogue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conaway, with the one closest to Conaway listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Olivehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Conaway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conaway.

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

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodland City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8455 <2>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990865 <2>
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <2>
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cacheville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
    • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Yolo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <2>
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tremont Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Sacramento City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
      • The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <2>
    • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Conaway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conaway.

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

  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mullen ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mullen is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Merritt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Knights Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swingle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Yolo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Davis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Citrona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Citrona is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Antelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Conaway ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conaway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conaway, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conaway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Conaway:

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 '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- Conaway) 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 Conaway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.