Our Genealogy Helper
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 Walker Landing (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 Walker Landing. 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 Walker Landing ...
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 Walker Landing: Walker Lndg. (or less commonly used: Walker Lndng.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Walker Landing 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 Walker Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walker Landing:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Walker Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Ryde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Isleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Vorden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Laguna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Bethel Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knightsen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Bixler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Brentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Discovery Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Bay Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Terminous
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Taison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- North Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acampo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Lincoln Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Holt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Rio Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Birds Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Vacaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Greendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swingle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- West Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broderick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bryte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Winters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walker Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Walker Landing.
Cemeteries Near Walker Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker Landing.
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 Walker Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walker Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galt - Arno Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hicksville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silveyville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Cherokee Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Islamic Cemetery of California
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lodi Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
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 Walker Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walker Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walker Landing, with the one closest to Walker Landing listed first.
- Isleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rio Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Taison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Maine Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Birds Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Binghamton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Binghamton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Denverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walker Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker Landing.
Newspapers Published in Walker Landing ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker Landing.
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 Walker Landing:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Walker Landing, 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' (or 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- Walker Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |