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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 Joes Landing (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 Joes Landing. 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 Joes Landing ...

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 Joes Landing: Joes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Joes Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Joes Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Joes Landing may originally have been Joe's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Joes Landing might be written as Joe Landing.

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.

Joes Landing is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Joes Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicolas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bogue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tierra Buena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tarke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Grimes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • College City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Summit Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Crown Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Marina Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Waterford Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Riego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Virginiatown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Granite Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Penryn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Elverta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sabre City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Ben Ali
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • North Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Sacramento
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Town and Country Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
    • Allendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Batavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Broderick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Sacramento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Swingle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Zamora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • El Macero
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Davis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joes Landing, with the one closest to Joes Landing listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Olivehurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Dantoni
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni

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

Cemeteries Near Joes Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joes Landing.

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 Joes Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cacheville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
    • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Yolo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <3>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990865 <3>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodland City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8455 <3>
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <3>
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<5>

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

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

  • Knights Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nicolas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Yolo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Mullen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullen is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Antelope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Merritt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Swingle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Sacramento
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plainfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney

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

Newspapers Published in Joes Landing ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joes Landing.

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

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 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 Joes Landing:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joes Landing) 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 Joes Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.