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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 Swanston (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 Swanston. 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 hospitals 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.

Swanston is located in 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 Swanston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swanston:

  • Sacramento County     (The home county of Swanston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Ben Ali
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Town and Country Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Sacramento
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Carmichael
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rio Linda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • La Riviera
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
    • Mayhew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Rosemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Foothill Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crown Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Park Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Franciscan Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Marina Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Granite Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Loomis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Penryn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Newcastle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Acampo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Batavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Allendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nicolas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston listed first.
    • Broderick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Swingle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Greendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Knights Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zamora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swanston, with the one closest to Swanston 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Swanston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swanston.

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

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

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

  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Elder Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quiet Haven Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Sacramento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Perkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Manlove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Mayhew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Florin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Walsh Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Antelope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alder Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Orangevale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Swanston ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swanston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swanston, 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 Swanston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Swanston:

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