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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Silvas Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Silvas Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silvas Grove, 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 Silvas Grove (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 Silvas Grove. 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.

Name Variations for Silvas Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Silvas Grove: Silvas Grv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Silvas Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Silvas Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silvas Grove:

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Silvas Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Ben Ali
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Town and Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Rio Linda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Elverta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Florin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crown Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Governors Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Park Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Summit Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Riego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Penryn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Virginiatown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Newcastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Taison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 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 <2>
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Batavia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Vacaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Travis Field
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Bryte
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Broderick
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Sacramento
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Swingle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Greendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Knights Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silvas Grove, with the one closest to Silvas Grove listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Silvas Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silvas Grove.

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 Silvas Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Elder Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <3>
    • Tremont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.

While we didn't find Silvas Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silvas Grove.

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

  • Sacramento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Swingle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Brighton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Perkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Manlove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Florin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Mayhew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Davis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Merritt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Walsh Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
    • Antelope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mullen ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Silvas Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silvas Grove.

Newspapers Published in Silvas Grove ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silvas Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silvas Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silvas Grove.

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 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 Silvas Grove:

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 Silvas Grove, 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- Silvas Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.