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 Foothill Farms (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 Foothill Farms. 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 and doctors 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.
Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Foothill Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foothill Farms:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Foothill Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- North Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antelope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sabre City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
- Citrus Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carmichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town and Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Ben Ali
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Rio Linda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elverta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Lakeridge Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Crescent Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franciscan Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Governors Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- La Cresta Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Marina Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Ridgeview Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Nevada County
- Lake of the Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Rocklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Granite Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Penryn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virginiatown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- San Joaquin County
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nicolas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicolaus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Oso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcuse ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marcuse is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
- Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Broderick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swingle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- El Macero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Yolo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
- Ostrom ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ostrom is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
- Olivehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foothill Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Foothill Farms.
Cemeteries Near Foothill Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foothill Farms.
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 Foothill Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foothill Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Sierra Hills Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <2>
- Sylvan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom Prison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Foothill Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foothill Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foothill Farms, with the one closest to Foothill Farms listed first.
- Antelope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Salsbury ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
- Orangevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Manlove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Alder Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
- Sacramento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Perkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Natoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rocklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walsh Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foothill Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foothill Farms.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Foothill Farms ...
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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foothill Farms.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Foothill Farms. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Foothill Farms and those printed in the larger area surrounding Foothill Farms.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Foothill Farms.
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 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 Foothill Farms:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter County
- Yolo County
- Yuba 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foothill Farms) 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 Foothill Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |