Our Genealogy Helper
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 El Rio Villa (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 El Rio Villa. 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 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.
El Rio Villa 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 El Rio Villa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to El Rio Villa:
- Yolo County (The home county of El Rio Villa)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Winters
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Esparto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Yolo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zamora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knights Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colusa County
- Harrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrington is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Spanish Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Las Putas ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Las Putas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Yountville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Napa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pope Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Angwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Placer County
- Riego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ben Ali
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Rio Linda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Florin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Elverta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Leisure Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vacaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Travis Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mankas Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Suisun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Denverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Sutter County
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to El Rio Villa, see our County-by-County Page for El Rio Villa.
Cemeteries Near El Rio Villa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of El Rio Villa.
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 El Rio Villa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for El Rio Villa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winters.
- The Winters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8452 <2>
- Corbin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Esparto.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7919 <2>
- Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silveyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Hill Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Gordon Family Cemetery
- The Gordon Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414016 <2>
- Wragg Canyon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Capay Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capay Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Esparto.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7881 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Woodland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Tremont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 El Rio Villa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of El Rio Villa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from El Rio Villa, with the one closest to El Rio Villa listed first.
- Winters
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Citrona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Citrona is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Violet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Esparto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merritt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Vacaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mullen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullen is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
- Capay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around El Rio Villa. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Rio Villa.
Newspapers Published in El Rio Villa ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around El Rio Villa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of El Rio Villa, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for El Rio Villa.
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 El Rio Villa:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Yolo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colusa County
- Napa County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- Solano County
- Sutter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- El Rio Villa) 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 El Rio Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |