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Introduction ...

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

We've added Hammonton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hammonton, 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 Hammonton (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 Hammonton. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hammonton is historic, it would have been located within present day Yuba 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 Yuba County: Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra & Sutter.

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

  • Yuba County     (The home county of Hammonton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammonton, with the one closest to Hammonton listed first.
    • Browns Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Dantoni
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Smartville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Iowa City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Loma Rica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Linda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivehurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Binney Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammonton, with the one closest to Hammonton listed first.
    • Honcut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Palermo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wyandotte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Gridley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Peachton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • East Biggs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Robinson Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Bigg's
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Colusa County
  • El Dorado County
    • Cool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammonton, with the one closest to Hammonton listed first.
    • Lake Wildwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Rough and Ready
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Birchville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • The Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Alta Sierra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Grass Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • North San Juan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammonton, with the one closest to Hammonton listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Virginiatown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Colfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Meadow Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Applegate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammonton, with the one closest to Hammonton listed first.
    • Yuba City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Tierra Buena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Live Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Rio Oso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sutter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Nicolas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Tarke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke

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

Cemeteries Near Hammonton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammonton.

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

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

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

  • Browns Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Smartsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Good Templars Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
    • McGanney Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <3>
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <3>
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Peoria Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Marysville.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <3>
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
    • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Sierra View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <3>
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Kneebone Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Far West Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Far West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Far West Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Wheatland.
      • The Camp Far West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cantonment Far West Cemetery
      • Far West Graveyard
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255638 <3>
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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.

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

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

  • Browns Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ramirez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Binney Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Honcut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
  • Yuba City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Honcut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lomo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Oregon House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Live Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Rough and Ready
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Hammonton ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammonton.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hammonton:

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 Hammonton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammonton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.