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 Perkins (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 Perkins. 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 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.
Perkins 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 Perkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkins:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Perkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Rosemont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Arden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- La Riviera
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
- Mayhew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Walsh Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Florin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Town and Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Ali
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- May ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Ione
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Camanche Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Drytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Ridgeview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Crown Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Oak Ridge Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Franciscan Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Highland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Riego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Penryn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Virginiatown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 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 Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Clements
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockeford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terminous
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Victor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nicolas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nicolaus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Oso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marcuse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcuse is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Broderick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sacramento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bryte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Greendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- El Macero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Knights Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perkins, see our County-by-County Page for Perkins.
Cemeteries Near Perkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkins.
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 Perkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Perkins had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Manlove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mayhew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Florin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Walsh Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elk Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salsbury ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
- Antelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McConnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Alder Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
- Natoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Natoma is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkins.
Newspapers Published in Perkins ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkins, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkins.
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 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 Perkins:
- 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
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Perkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |