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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mokelumne City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mokelumne City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mokelumne City, 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 Mokelumne City (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 Mokelumne City. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mokelumne City is historic, it would have been located within present day San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Mokelumne City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Thornton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • North Woodbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
    • South Woodbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
    • Terminous
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
    • Acampo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
    • Lodi
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockeford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Ione
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Wallace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Burson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Bethel Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Knightsen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Discovery Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
    • Brentwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Byron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Locke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vorden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
    • Ryde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Galt
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Courtland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McConnel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • Herald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elk Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 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)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Birds Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Batavia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Denverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Travis Field
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • 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
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne City, with the one closest to Mokelumne City listed first.
    • Greendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Clarksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Broderick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • West Sacramento
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bryte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • El Macero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Swingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Mokelumne City, see our County-by-County Page for Mokelumne City.

Cemeteries Near Mokelumne City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mokelumne City.

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 Mokelumne City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Galt - Arno Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hicksville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • South East Lawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • San Joaquin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Locke Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elder Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Mokelumne City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mokelumne City.

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

  • New Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Taison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Galt
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
  • Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • McConnel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
  • Woodbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Acampo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Isleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lodi
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Pope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport

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

Newspapers Published in Mokelumne City ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mokelumne City.

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

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 Mokelumne City:

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 Mokelumne City, 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 '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- Mokelumne City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.