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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 San Juan (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 San Juan. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

San Juan is located in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of San Juan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Orangevale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • 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>
    • Represa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Citrus Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Rancho Cordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • May ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Amador City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Sutter Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
      • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Crown Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
    • El Dorado Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Franciscan Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Governors Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
    • La Cresta Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cresta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Marina Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Ridgeview Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Summit Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loomis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Penryn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Newcastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Riego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
      • Riego is located in Placer County
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Virginiatown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcuse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Robbins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Broderick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swingle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • El Macero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Greendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Knights Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan, with the one closest to San Juan listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near San Juan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Juan.

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 San Juan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Oaks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsom Prison Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Folsom Prison Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Folsom Prison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Folsom.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193831 <4>
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <4>
    • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Orangevale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Natoma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
  • Alder Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
  • Folsom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • 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>
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
  • Roseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
  • Rocklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
  • Mayhew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayhew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salmon Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Loomis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Manlove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
      • Manlove is located in Sacramento County

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

Newspapers Published in San Juan ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Juan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Juan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Juan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 San Juan:

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

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

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>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- San Juan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Juan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6752, Longitude: -121.2222       In this case, the coordinates for San Juan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 San Juan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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