Welcome to Natoma ...

Natoma is located in Sacramento County<1>.

The location of Natoma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Natoma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Natoma is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Natoma lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Natoma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Natoma - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Natoma.

Communities near Natoma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Natoma.

• Sacramento
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Elk Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Roseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Rocklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• West Sacramento
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Loomis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>

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 Natoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Natoma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Natoma. 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 Natoma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Natoma. See our Newspapers Page for Natoma.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natoma ...

Looking for more information about Natoma? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Natoma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Natoma.

Adding Natoma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Natoma 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 Natoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Natoma post office opened in 1884.

We also found Natoma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Natoma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

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