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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lambert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lambert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lambert, 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 Lambert (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 Lambert. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lambert is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Lambert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lambert:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Lambert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Hood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vorden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Locke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ryde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Laguna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Arno ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Elk Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Camanche Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
- Calaveras County
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Bethel Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knightsen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bixler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Discovery Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Placer County
- Riego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Terminous
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Acampo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 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 <2>
- Victor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockeford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Birds Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broderick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Sacramento
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Bryte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lambert, see our County-by-County Page for Lambert.
Cemeteries Near Lambert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lambert.
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 Lambert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lambert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galt - Arno Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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.
While we didn't find Lambert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lambert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lambert, with the one closest to Lambert listed first.
- Courtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- McConnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Taison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Arno ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Elk Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
- Isleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Maine Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lambert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lambert.
Newspapers Published in Lambert ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lambert, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lambert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lambert:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Lambert, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lambert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |