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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 Jackson Rancheria (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 Jackson Rancheria. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Jackson Rancheria is located in 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 Jackson Rancheria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Rancheria:

  • Amador County     (The home county of Jackson Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Martell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sutter Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Amador City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fiddletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Drytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bummerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
    • Rail Road Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilseyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Campo Seco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • San Andreas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Tiger Lily
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • El Dorado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Newtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
    • Shingle Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Herald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Wilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Folsom
      (30 miles [48.3 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 <1>
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Natoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Clements
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockeford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Rancheria, with the one closest to Jackson Rancheria listed first.
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Tuttletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown

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

Cemeteries Near Jackson Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Rancheria.

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 Jackson Rancheria - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Jesus Maria Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown Public Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Jackson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutter Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mokelumne Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Amador City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Gulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
  • Volcano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glencoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fiddletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Drytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ione
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Rail Road Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Campo Seco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Jackson Rancheria ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Rancheria.

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 Jackson Rancheria:

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>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 Jackson Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Jackson Rancheria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.