Welcome to Mokelumne City ...
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.
Mokelumne City would have been located within present day San Joaquin County<2>.
The location of Mokelumne City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mokelumne City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mokelumne City is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mokelumne City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Mokelumne City would have been located in the (209) area code.
Communities near Mokelumne City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mokelumne City.
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <5>
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
- Galt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <5>
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
- Rio Vista is located in Solano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <5>
- Isleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleton
- Isleton is located in Sacramento County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleton <5>
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
- Vorden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Ryde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryde
- Ryde is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryde <5>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mokelumne City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mokelumne City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mokelumne City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mokelumne City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mokelumne City. See our Newspapers Page for Mokelumne City.
Adding Mokelumne City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mokelumne City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mokelumne City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mokelumne City post office opened in 1861.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mokelumne City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Joaquin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mokelumne City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |