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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 Ione (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 Ione. 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 Ione ...

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 have occurred.

Past names for Ione include: Bedbug, Freeze Out, Hardscrabble, Ione City, Ione Valley, Jone City, Jone Valley, Rickeyville and Woosterville.

Other variations include: Bed Bug and Lone Valley.

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.

A Few Details for Ione ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Ione was established in 1849.
  • It was incorporated on March 23, 1953.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ione is located in Amador County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 Ione. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ione:

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

Cemeteries Near Ione ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ione.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drytown Public Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drytown Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • White Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Michigan Bar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michigan Bar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michigan Bar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ione had a population of 806 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ione had a population of 8,326 people.

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

  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carbondale
    • From Ione to Carbondale
  • May ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Amador County
  • Forest Home ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Amador County
  • Sutter Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amador City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Drytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Camanche ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
    • Camanche is located in Calaveras County
    • Former names for Camanche:
    • Clay's Bar
    • Limerrick
  • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancha Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
    • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
  • Campo Seco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
    • Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ione ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ione.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ione. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ione and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ione.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> of Ione.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ione:

The official website for Ione: www.ione-ca.com/

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Ione, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Ione) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ione. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3525, Longitude: -120.9345    









 

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