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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 California (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 California. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
California is located in Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Dearborn (IN), Boone (KY), Campbell (KY), Kenton (KY), Butler, Clermont & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near California. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to California:
- Hamilton County (The home county of California)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
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- Fruit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
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- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Hamilton County
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- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Hamilton County
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- Tusculum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tusculum is located in Hamilton County
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- Sherwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Hamilton County
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- Turpin Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin Hills is located in Hamilton County
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- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County
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- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Hamilton County
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- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Hamilton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,701 people
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
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- Cincinnati
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Locust Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
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- Maple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Brown County
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- Vera Cruz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
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- Hamersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
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- Fivemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
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- Mount Orab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Feesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feesburg is located in Brown County
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- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
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- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
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- White Oak Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
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- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Gano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gano is located in Butler County
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- Olde West Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olde West Chester is located in Butler County
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- Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Butler County
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- West Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester has also been known as:
- Chester
- Hogtown
- Mechanicsburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <1>
- Beckett Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County
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- Furmandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Furmandale is located in Butler County
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- Tylersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Butler County
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- Wetherington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
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- Symmes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Symmes Corner is located in Butler County
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- Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
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- East Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Butler County
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- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Clermont County
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- Tobasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tobasco is located in Clermont County
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- Viking Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Viking Village is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County
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- Summerside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summerside is located in Clermont County
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- Withamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Withamsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withamsville
- Locust Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Corner is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Willowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Braziers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Braziers is located in Clermont County
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- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- New Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- Blanchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Needfull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Landen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cozaddale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
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- Murdock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Comargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Maineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hageman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- South Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Butlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dearborn County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Greendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Hidden Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Lawrenceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- West Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- New Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN)
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- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Ohio County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Rising Sun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Patriot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Boone County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Constance is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Devon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Devon is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Richwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limaburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Limaburg is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg
- Oakbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakbrook is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
- Taylorsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsport is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsport
- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bullittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Fort Thomas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crestview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Silver Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (KY)
- Ryle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
- Grant County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Flingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flingsville is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Crittenden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Zion Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Dry Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Kenton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Latonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Taylor Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills
- Kenton Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenton Vale is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maurice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Ryland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Fort Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bromley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivor is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Peach Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- DeMossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMossville
- Carntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carntown is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carntown
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Gardnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnersville
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to California, see our County-by-County Page for California.
Cemeteries Near California ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of California.
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 California - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for California covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fulton - Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Southgate (KY).
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73885 <2>
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist RC Church Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75878 <2>
- Johns Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that California had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from California, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Brent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
- Silver Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Johns Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johns Hill is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tusculum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tusculum is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pool's Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Asbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around California. See our List of 1890's Communities around California.
Newspapers Published in California ...
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 616 newspapers that have been published in the area around California.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of California, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for California.
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 either 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 California:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Warren County
- Dearborn County
- Franklin County
- Ohio County
- Switzerland County
- Boone County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Gallatin County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Pendleton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 California, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- California) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |