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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 Dateys Ferry (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 Dateys Ferry. 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 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.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Dateys Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Bryte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Broderick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Sacramento
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Swingle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Knights Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Greendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Zamora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Summit Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crown Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Franciscan Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Highland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Marina Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Park Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Riego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Penryn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Newcastle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Ben Ali
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Elverta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Town and Country Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • North Highlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Foothill Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Antelope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Batavia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Allendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Vacaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Robbins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dateys Ferry, with the one closest to Dateys Ferry listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 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 north)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom

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

Cemeteries Near Dateys Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dateys Ferry.

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 Dateys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (50 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.<3>

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

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

  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Sacramento
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swingle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Merritt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Mullen ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mullen is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Davis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Plainfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Perkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Antelope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Florin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
    • Manlove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove

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

Newspapers Published in Dateys Ferry ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dateys Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dateys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dateys Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dateys Ferry:

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 Dateys Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dateys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.