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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 Mokelumne Hill (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 Hill. 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 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.

Mokelumne Hill is located in Calaveras County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Mokelumne Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Glencoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • San Andreas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Campo Seco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rail Road Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • Mountain Ranch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilseyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bummerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
    • Burson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
    • Jackson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sutter Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Amador City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Drytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • 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>
    • Fiddletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camanche Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Tiger Lily
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Diamond Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • El Dorado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Newtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euchre Diggings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Shingle Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Motor City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
    • Cameron Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sloughhouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Herald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Clements
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lockeford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mokelumne Hill, with the one closest to Mokelumne Hill listed first.
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuttletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Martinez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Squabbletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squabbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Rawhide
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Greenley Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Sonora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Mono Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mokelumne Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Mokelumne Hill.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mokelumne Hill ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mokelumne Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mokelumne Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mokelumne Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mokelumne Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Mokelumne Hill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hill:

Cemeteries Near Mokelumne Hill ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Protestant Cemetery
  • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Inedpendence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mokelumne Hill had a population of 573 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rich Gulch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
  • Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Andreas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sutter Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Campo Seco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Ranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rail Road Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Volcano
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Amador City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancha Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
      • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mokelumne Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mokelumne Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mokelumne Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3010, Longitude: -120.7059    
<5>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.
<6>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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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