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 Sacramento (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 Sacramento. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sacramento is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Sacramento. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sacramento:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Sacramento)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Valley View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Tower City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Klingerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Pitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Joliett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- East Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Meckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Wintersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Strausstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Womelsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Locustdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Numidia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- West Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Berrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pillow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Elizabethville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Rife
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Knousetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mastersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Gold Mine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Heilmandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Leck Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Gowen City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Bear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trevorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Farnsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Mandata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Dooleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pfoutz Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Perdix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Dundore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKees Half Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hummels Wharf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Shamokin Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Freeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Aline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sacramento, see our County-by-County Page for Sacramento.
Cemeteries Near Sacramento ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sacramento.
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 Sacramento - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sacramento covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gratz Union Cemetery
- Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gods Missionary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Sacramento had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sacramento, with the one closest to Sacramento listed first.
- Valley View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tower City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Hepler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Hegins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Kehler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Klingerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gratz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wiconisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiconisco is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
- Leck Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sacramento. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sacramento.
Newspapers Published in Sacramento ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sacramento.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sacramento, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sacramento.
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 Sacramento:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Sacramento, 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- Sacramento) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |