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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 Prairie City (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 Prairie City. 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.

Prairie City 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 Prairie City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie City:

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Prairie City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Folsom
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Natoma
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Folsom Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • Represa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Orangevale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Cordova
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mather
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmichael
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Foothill Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Amador City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Sutter Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Camanche Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Martell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • La Cresta Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Park Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Crown Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franciscan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Penryn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Newcastle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Virginiatown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Riego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • San Joaquin County
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
    • Broderick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Greendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • El Macero
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Prairie City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie City.

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 Prairie City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <2>
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Roseville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan Bar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Folsom
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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 <1>
  • Natoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Alder Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
  • White Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Orangevale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
  • Latrobe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Rocklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Shingle Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Walsh Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station

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

Newspapers Published in Prairie City ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie City, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie City.

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 Prairie City:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Prairie City) 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 Prairie City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.