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Introduction ...

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

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

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

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

  • Amador County     (The home county of Pokerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Drytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Amador City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sutter Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Martell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Ione
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • May ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Campo Seco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Glencoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bummerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
    • Wilseyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Valley Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Burson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
    • Shingle Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tiger Lily
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Somerset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Folsom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Folsom Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Natoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Represa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gold River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mather
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Herald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pokerville, with the one closest to Pokerville listed first.
    • Clements
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockeford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Victor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pokerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pokerville.

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 Pokerville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pokerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Protestant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • White Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

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

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

  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Drytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Amador City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Home ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Home is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Fiddletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sutter Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Latrobe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • May ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • May is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Ione
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Volcano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Pokerville ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pokerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pokerville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pokerville.

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 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 Pokerville:

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 Pokerville, 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 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.
<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- Pokerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.