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 Mother Lode Acres (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 Mother Lode Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mother Lode Acres is located in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.
Below are the counties that are near Mother Lode Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mother Lode Acres:
- Calaveras County (The home county of Mother Lode Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Rancho Calaveras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Jenny Lind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Burson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Campo Seco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- Carmen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- San Andreas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Telegraph City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Camanche Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Electra ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Sutter Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amador City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Drytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Volcano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Rancho Murieta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McConnel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Bellota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockeford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Walthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cometa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Morada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morada is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
- Acampo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Adela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- East Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knights Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Riverbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Salida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Tuttletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Rawhide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Columbia Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yosemite Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
- Martinez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- East Sonora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- Greenley Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
- Chinese Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mother Lode Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Mother Lode Acres.
Cemeteries Near Mother Lode Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mother Lode Acres.
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 Mother Lode Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mother Lode Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Milton.
- The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <3>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clements Glen View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland View Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Locke Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altaville Catholic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
- The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <3>
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>
While we didn't find Mother Lode Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mother Lode Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mother Lode Acres, with the one closest to Mother Lode Acres listed first.
- Jenny Lind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Burson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camanche is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
- Former names for Camanche:
- Clay's Bar
- Limerrick
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campo Seco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- San Andreas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockeford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mother Lode Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mother Lode Acres.
Newspapers Published in Mother Lode Acres ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mother Lode Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mother Lode Acres, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mother Lode Acres.
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 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 Mother Lode Acres:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Calaveras County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Stanislaus County
- Tuolumne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mother Lode Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mother Lode Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |