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 New Helvetia (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 Helvetia. 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 doctors and 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.
New Helvetia is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near New Helvetia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Helvetia:
- Sacramento County (The home county of New Helvetia)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Sacramento
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Perkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ben Ali
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La Riviera
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Town and Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mayhew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Cresta Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Ridgeview Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Stonegate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crown Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Marina Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Saint Andrews Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
- Summit Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Riego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Granite Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Penryn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginiatown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Elmira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Rio Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nicolas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nicolaus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Oso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marcuse ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marcuse is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Broderick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bryte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- El Macero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Knights Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yuba County
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Helvetia, see our County-by-County Page for New Helvetia.
Cemeteries Near New Helvetia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Helvetia.
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 New Helvetia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Helvetia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
- The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <2>
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Sunset Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find New Helvetia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Helvetia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Helvetia, with the one closest to New Helvetia listed first.
- Sacramento
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Perkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Manlove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Mayhew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Walsh Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Salsbury ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Helvetia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Helvetia.
Newspapers Published in New Helvetia ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Helvetia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Helvetia, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Helvetia.
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 helpful 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 Helvetia:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter County
- Yolo County
- Yuba 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Helvetia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Helvetia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |