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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 New Hope Landing (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 Hope Landing. 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.

Name Variations for New Hope Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for New Hope Landing: New Hope Lndg. (or less commonly used: New Hope Lndng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of New Hope Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Thornton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokelumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
    • Taison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • Terminous
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • North Woodbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • South Woodbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
      • South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • Woodbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acampo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Henderson Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Victor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • May ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Bethel Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <1>
    • Knightsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Discovery Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Brentwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • West Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
      • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bay Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Locke
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ryde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vorden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Isleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Courtland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Galt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • McConnel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
    • Laguna West - Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
    • Rio Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Birds Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Denverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Batavia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Elmira
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Travis Field
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Leisure Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Allendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hope Landing, with the one closest to New Hope Landing listed first.
    • Greendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Clarksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Sacramento
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • El Macero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Swingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swingle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Broderick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bryte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County

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

Cemeteries Near New Hope Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hope Landing.

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 Hope Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Galt - Arno Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicksville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • South East Lawn Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South East Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South East Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • San Joaquin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Locke Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elder Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elder Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elder Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Walnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
  • Taison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
  • Isleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Galt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
  • Woodbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
  • Rio Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Acampo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • McConnel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Pope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
      • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Elk Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in New Hope Landing ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hope Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hope Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 New Hope Landing:

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

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hope Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- New Hope Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Hope Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2280, Longitude: -121.4908       In this case, the coordinates for New Hope Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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