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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Forest Home. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forest Home to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest Home, 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 Forest Home (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 Forest Home. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Forest Home is historic, it would have been located within present day Amador 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 Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Home:
- Amador County (The home county of Forest Home)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Drytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ione
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Amador City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sutter Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camanche Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Big Bar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Campo Seco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rancho Calaveras
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Sandy Gulch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
- San Andreas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Cameron Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
- Shingle Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Aukum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- La Cresta Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- El Dorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- El Dorado Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- Granite Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penryn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- Rancho Murieta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sloughhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Folsom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Natoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Folsom Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
- Mormon Island ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
- Represa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Represa is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gold River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rancho Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- Clements
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lockeford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acampo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Yolo County
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Home, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Home.
Cemeteries Near Forest Home ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Home.
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 Forest Home - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- White Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drytown Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Michigan Bar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
- New Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
Forest Home 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 Forest Home, with the one closest to Forest Home listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
- Drytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Latrobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
- Ione
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Amador City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sutter Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Fiddletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Home.
Newspapers Published in Forest Home ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Home.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Home, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Home.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Forest Home:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Amador County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calaveras County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Forest Home, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |