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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 Drytown (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 Drytown. 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.

Drytown is located in Amador County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.

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

  • Amador County     (The home county of Drytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drytown, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Amador City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutter Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • May ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
    • River Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drytown, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Campo Seco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Sandy Gulch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • West Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Burson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valley Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilseyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Wallace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drytown, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Play
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euchre Diggings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Shingle Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tiger Lily
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Cameron Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
      • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drytown, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • 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>
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Folsom Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Herald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mather
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drytown, with the one closest to Drytown listed first.
    • Clements
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockeford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Acampo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Drytown ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drytown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drytown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drytown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Drytown:

Cemeteries Near Drytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drytown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drytown Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drytown Public Cemetery
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Protestant Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • White Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Drytown had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Amador City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sutter Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Home ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Amador County
  • Ione
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
  • May ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Amador County
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
  • Pine Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Latrobe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latrobe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
      • Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Volcano
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Drytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drytown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Drytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4408, Longitude: -120.8550    
<5>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.
<6>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 Drytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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