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 Riverside (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 Riverside. 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 and doctors 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.
Riverside 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 Riverside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverside:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Florin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Perkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ben Ali
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Laguna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- La Cresta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Ridgeview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
- Crown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franciscan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Governors Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- Lakeridge Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Marina Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Riego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Granite Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Penryn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terminous
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Lodi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Leisure Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Rio Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Vacaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nicolas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nicolaus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcuse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marcuse is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
- Rio Oso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Broderick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swingle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- El Macero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for Riverside.
Cemeteries Near Riverside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverside.
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 Riverside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- St. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Riverside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Florin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Perkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Manlove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Swingle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Walsh Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.
Newspapers Published in Riverside ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverside, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Riverside:
- 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> | 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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |