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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 Walsh Station (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 Walsh Station. 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 Walsh Station ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Walsh Station: Walsh Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 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.

Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 Walsh Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walsh Station:

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

Cemeteries Near Walsh Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walsh Station.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Quiet Haven Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quiet Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quiet Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elder Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elder Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elder Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacramento County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • San Joaquin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • South East Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South East Lawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South East Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Rose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walsh Station had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mayhew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
  • Manlove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
  • Perkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
  • Florin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
  • Elk Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
  • McConnel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Walsh Station ...

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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walsh Station.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Walsh Station:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walsh Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walsh Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walsh Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5290, Longitude: -121.3349       In this case, the coordinates for Walsh Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Walsh Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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