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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 Scottsville (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 Scottsville. 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.

Scottsville is located in Amador 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 Amador County: Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado, Sacramento & San Joaquin.

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

  • Amador County     (The home county of Scottsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Jackson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Sutter Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amador City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Drytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • 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>
    • Volcano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Campo Seco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • San Andreas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Rail Road Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Gulch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
    • Burson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tiger Lily
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • El Dorado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
    • Pleasant Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Newtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Shingle Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Rancho Murieta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sloughhouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Herald
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Galt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Clements
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Lockeford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Acampo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
    • Columbia Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuttletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Martinez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Squabbletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Rawhide
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide

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

Cemeteries Near Scottsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsville.

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

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

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...

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

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

  • Jackson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mokelumne Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutter Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Gulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
  • Amador City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Campo Seco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Drytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ione
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • 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>
  • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
  • Valley Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • San Andreas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Volcano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Scottsville ...

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 Scottsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsville.

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 Scottsville:

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 Scottsville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.