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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 Goodmans Corner (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 Goodmans Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Goodmans Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Goodmans Corner: Goodmans Cor. (or less commonly used: Goodmans Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Goodmans Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Goodmans Corner may originally have been Goodman's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Goodmans Corner might be written as Goodman Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Goodmans Corner is located in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Goodmans Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Corner, with the one closest to Goodmans Corner listed first.
    • Wallace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Burson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Campo Seco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Valley Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
    • Jenny Lind
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Big Bar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Corner, with the one closest to Goodmans Corner listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Ione
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Martell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutter Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Amador City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Drytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • Mount Aukum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Corner, with the one closest to Goodmans Corner listed first.
    • Herald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Rancho Murieta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McConnel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • Sloughhouse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vineyard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Laguna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Locke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Corner, with the one closest to Goodmans Corner listed first.
    • Clements
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lockeford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bellota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Victor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Acampo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Lodi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Walthal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • North Woodbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
    • South Woodbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Corner, with the one closest to Goodmans Corner listed first.
    • Adela
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • East Oakdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale

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

Cemeteries Near Goodmans Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodmans Corner.

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 Goodmans Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clements Glen View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Milton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <3>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Islamic Cemetery of California
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<5>

While we didn't find Goodmans Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodmans Corner.

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

  • Wallace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Camanche ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
  • Clements
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Campo Seco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Valley Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lockeford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jenny Lind
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Bellota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
  • Ione
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Clay is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Cicero ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cicero is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero

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

Newspapers Published in Goodmans Corner ...

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 Goodmans Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodmans Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodmans Corner.

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 Goodmans Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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' (or 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- Goodmans Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Goodmans Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.