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 McConnel (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 McConnel. 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.
McConnel 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 McConnel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McConnel:
- Sacramento County (The home county of McConnel)
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Arno ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Elk Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Vineyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Hood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Locke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Camanche Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Drytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amador City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sutter Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Burson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Seco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Contra Costa County
- Bethel Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- La Cresta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- 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
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park 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
- Oak Ridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Stonegate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Franciscan Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Riego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Granite Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Lockeford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Clements
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Terminous
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Rio Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- West Sacramento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broderick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- El Macero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McConnel, see our County-by-County Page for McConnel.
Cemeteries Near McConnel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McConnel.
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 McConnel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McConnel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Hicksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galt - Arno Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McConnel had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McConnel, with the one closest to McConnel listed first.
- Arno ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Elk Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Galt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Taison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Walsh Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McConnel. See our List of 1890's Communities around McConnel.
Newspapers Published in McConnel ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around McConnel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McConnel, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McConnel.
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 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 McConnel:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McConnel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 McConnel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |