Our Genealogy Helper
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 Laguna (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 Laguna. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Laguna is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Laguna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laguna:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Laguna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Elk Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vineyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- McConnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Walsh Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Ione
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Camanche Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Drytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Contra Costa County
- Bethel Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Oak Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Ridgeview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Crown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Saint Andrews Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Riego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Granite Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Loomis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terminous
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Victor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lockeford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Leisure Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Denverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Travis Field
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Sutter County
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Broderick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sacramento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- El Macero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laguna, see our County-by-County Page for Laguna.
Cemeteries Near Laguna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laguna.
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 Laguna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laguna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hicksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Laguna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laguna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laguna, with the one closest to Laguna listed first.
- Elk Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- McConnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Arno ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Walsh Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Manlove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laguna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laguna.
Newspapers Published in Laguna ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laguna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laguna, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laguna.
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 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 Laguna:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Laguna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laguna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |