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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 Rancho Calaveras (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 Rancho Calaveras. 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 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.

Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Rancho Calaveras)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Jenny Lind
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Valley Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Campo Seco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Wallace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • San Andreas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
    • Big Bar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Ione
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • 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>
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
    • Sutter Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Amador City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Drytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • May ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • El Dorado County
    • Mount Aukum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Herald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Rancho Murieta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Wilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Clements
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lockeford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Walthal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
    • Victor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Morada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lodi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Garden Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
    • Acampo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Adela
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • East Oakdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Knights Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Del Rio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Calaveras, with the one closest to Rancho Calaveras listed first.
    • Tuttletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Rawhide
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Columbia Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Yosemite Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
    • Martinez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Squabbletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squabbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • East Sonora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Greenley Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Stent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County

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

Newspapers Published in Rancho Calaveras ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Calaveras.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rancho Calaveras, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rancho Calaveras.

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 Rancho Calaveras:

Cemeteries Near Rancho Calaveras ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rancho Calaveras.

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 Rancho Calaveras covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Milton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dean Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
  • Clements Glen View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clements Glen View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clements Glen View Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Jenny Lind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
  • Burson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Calaveras County
  • Campo Seco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancha Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
    • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
  • Camanche ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
    • Camanche is located in Calaveras County
    • Former names for Camanche:
    • Clay's Bar
    • Limerrick
  • Wallace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
  • San Andreas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clements
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Peters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Telegraph City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (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 Rancho Calaveras. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rancho Calaveras.

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

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

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>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- Rancho Calaveras) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rancho Calaveras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1275, Longitude: -120.8583       In this case, the coordinates for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Rancho Calaveras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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