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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sibley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sibley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sibley, please Contact Us.
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 Sibley (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 Sibley. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sibley is historic, it would have been located within present day San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Sibley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sibley:
- San Joaquin County (The home county of Sibley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Walthal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Holden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Garden Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- August
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- August is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for August
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morada is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Taft Mosswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Camanche Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Jenny Lind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Calaveras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Burson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Telegraph City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Campo Seco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carmen City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Discovery Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bixler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bethel Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knightsen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Galt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Locke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McConnel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Ryde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vorden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Del Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Salida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- Riverbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Modesto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
- West Modesto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
- Bystrom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- Riverdale Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sibley, see our County-by-County Page for Sibley.
Cemeteries Near Sibley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sibley.
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 Sibley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sibley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Collegeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stockton Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
- The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <3>
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <3>
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland View Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Islamic Cemetery of California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lodi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152043 <3>
- Lodi Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Memorial Cemetery
- The Lodi Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pine Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
- Lodi Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #247197 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Sibley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sibley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sibley, with the one closest to Sibley listed first.
- Walthal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Holden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Atlanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sibley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sibley.
Newspapers Published in Sibley ...
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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sibley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sibley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sibley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sibley:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Joaquin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County
- Stanislaus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sibley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Sibley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |