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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Elliott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elliott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elliott, please Contact Us.

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 Elliott (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 Elliott. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Elliott is historic, it would have been located within present day San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Elliott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Lockeford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clements
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Acampo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
    • North Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
    • South Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
    • Woodbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
    • Taison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Morada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
    • Thornton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Ione
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • May ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Drytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Martell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Amador City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutter Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Fiddletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Wallace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Burson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Campo Seco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
    • Valley Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jenny Lind
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Big Bar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • San Andreas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Contra Costa County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • La Cresta Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Herald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • McConnel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • Wilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Locke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
    • Rancho Murieta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sloughhouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Laguna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Vineyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Walnut Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Rio Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.
    • Clarksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Broderick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Elliott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliott.

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

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

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

  • Elliott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clements Glen View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Galt - Arno Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicksville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (63 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.

Elliott itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lockeford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clements
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Acampo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cicero ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cicero is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Galt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
  • Pope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clay is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Woodbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lodi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McConnel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Taison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Camanche ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Camanche is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Former names for Camanche:
      • Clay's Bar
      • Limerrick
    • New Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope

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

Newspapers Published in Elliott ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliott, 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 Elliott.

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 either 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 Elliott:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Elliott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elliott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.