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Introduction ...

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

We've added New Chicago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Chicago, 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 New Chicago (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 New Chicago. 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 and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of New Chicago is historic, it would have been located within present day Amador 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 Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.

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

  • Amador County     (The home county of New Chicago)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Amador City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sutter Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Pine Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • River Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • May ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Campo Seco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Sandy Gulch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • West Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Valley Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilseyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Burson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Bummerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Play
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Shingle Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tiger Lily
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Cameron Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
      • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Wilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Folsom Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Herald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mather
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Clements
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockeford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Acampo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in New Chicago ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Chicago.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Chicago, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Chicago.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 New Chicago:

Cemeteries Near New Chicago ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Chicago.

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 New Chicago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drytown Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drytown Public Cemetery
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • White Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ione Protestant - Community 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.

While we didn't find New Chicago in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Chicago.

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

  • Amador City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Drytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sutter Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Forest Home ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Amador County
  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
  • May ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Amador County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Volcano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Latrobe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latrobe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
      • Latrobe is located in El Dorado County

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

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

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 New Chicago, 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 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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Chicago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4371, Longitude: -120.8363       In this case, the coordinates for New Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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