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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 Sankey (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 Sankey. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Sankey is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Sankey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicolas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Bogue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tierra Buena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Grimes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Summit Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Waterford Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Crown Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Highland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Riego
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Loomis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Virginiatown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Granite Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Penryn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ophir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Elverta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • North Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Ben Ali
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Citrus Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Town and Country Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacramento
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Carmichael
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Solano County
    • Dixon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Broderick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knights Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Swingle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Zamora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dunnigan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sankey, with the one closest to Sankey listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Alicia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Olivehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Linda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Dantoni
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sankey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sankey.

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 Sankey - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Sankey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sankey.

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

  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicolas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Knights Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mullen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mullen is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen

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

Newspapers Published in Sankey ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sankey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sankey, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sankey.

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 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 Sankey:

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 Sankey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Sankey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.