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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 Sabre 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 Sabre 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Sabre City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Antelope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • North Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Citrus Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rio Linda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elverta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fair Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Carmichael
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Town and Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orangevale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Ali
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Summit Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Crown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Marina Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Waterford Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • El Dorado Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Roseville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Penryn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Newcastle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Robbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Broderick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Knights Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • El Macero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Greendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sabre City, with the one closest to Sabre City listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Olivehurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Linda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia

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

Cemeteries Near Sabre City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sabre 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 Sabre City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Sabre City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sabre City.

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

  • Antelope
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Orangevale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Alder Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
  • Natoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Manlove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Folsom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Loomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sabre 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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sabre City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sabre City, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sabre 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 Sabre 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>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 Sabre City, 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' (or 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- Sabre City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.