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Sacramento County, California

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
112historic places
—earliest paper
1850formed
1,585,055pop. 2020
32cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 112 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 7 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Sacramento, Walnut Grove, Folsom.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for California is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Sacramento titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

76 of 112 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

112 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
"Big Four" House NHLSacramentoBuilding1966
Alkali Flat Central Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict1984
Alkali Flat North Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict1984
Alkali Flat West Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict1984
Alta Mesa Farm Bureau HallWiltonBuilding1987
American Cash Apartments-American Cash StoreSacramentoBuilding2016
American River Grange Hall No. 172Rancho CordovaBuilding1996
Barr, George & Mabel, HouseSacramentoBuilding2019
Blue Anchor BuildingSacramentoBuilding1983
Boulevard ParkSacramentoDistrict2011
Brewster BuildingGaltBuilding2000
Brewster HouseGaltBuilding1978
Briggs MansionSacramentoBuilding2026
Brighton SchoolSacramentoSite1981
Brown, John Stanford, HouseWalnut GroveBuilding2004
California Governor's MansionSacramentoBuilding1970
California State CapitolSacramentoBuilding1973
Calpak Plant No. 11SacramentoBuilding1984
Capitol Extension DistrictSacramentoDistrict1984
Carly, J.C., HouseSacramentoBuilding2006
Chung Wah CemeteryFolsomSite1995
Cohn HouseFolsomBuilding1982
Coolot Company BuildingSacramentoBuilding1978
Cranston-Geary HouseSacramentoBuilding1998
Crocker, E. B., Art GallerySacramentoBuilding1971
Delta Meadows SiteLockeSite1971
Dunlap's Dining RoomSacramentoBuilding1992
Eastern Star HallSacramentoBuilding1993
Ehrhardt, William, HouseElk GroveBuilding2003
Elk Grove Historic DistrictElk GroveDistrict1988
Fair Oaks Bridge, Old,Fair OaksStructure2006
Fire Station No. 6SacramentoBuilding1991
Firehouse No. 3SacramentoBuilding1991
Folsom DepotFolsomSite1982
Folsom Powerhouse NHLFolsomBuilding1973
Galarneaux, Mary Haley, HouseSacramentoBuilding2001
Goethe HouseSacramentoBuilding1982
Greene, John T., HouseSacramentoBuilding1982
Hathaway, Anne, CottageSacramentoBuilding2019
Heilbron HouseSacramentoBuilding1976
Hotel LenhartSacramentoBuilding2021
Hotel RegisSacramentoBuilding1982
Hotel SenatorSacramentoBuilding1979
Howe, Edward P., Jr., HouseSacramentoBuilding1982
Hubbard-Upson HouseSacramentoBuilding1977
I Street BridgeSacramentoStructure1982
Imperial TheatreWalnut GroveBuilding1982
Indian Stone CorralOrangevaleSite1975
Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial DistrictsIsletonDistrict1991
J Street WreckSacramentoSite1991
James C. Dodd & Associates OfficesSacrementoBuilding2026
Jefferson, Thomas, SchoolSacramentoBuilding2021
Joe MoundSacramentoSite1971
Johnson, J. Neely, HouseSacramentoBuilding1976
Judah, Theodore, SchoolSacrementoBuilding1997
Kuchler RowSacramentoBuilding1982
Lais, Charles, HouseSacramentoBuilding1985
Lawrence WarehouseSacramentoBuilding2014
Libby McNeil and Libby Fruit and Vegetable CannerySacramentoBuilding1982
Locke Historic District NHLLockeDistrict1971
Maydestone ApartmentsSacramentoBuilding2012
McClatchy, C.K., Senior High SchoolSacramentoBuilding2001
McKinley ParkSacramentoDistrict2018
Merchants National Bank of SacramentoSacramentoBuilding1996
Merrium ApartmentsSacramentoBuilding1990
Mesick HouseSacramentoBuilding1982
Mohr and Yoerk MarketSacramentoBuilding2017
Montgomery Way Gateway Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict2023
Murer House and GardensFolsomBuilding2022
New Helvetia Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict2014
Nisei VFW Post 8985SacramentoBuilding2020
Nisenan Village SiteCarmichaelSite1978
North Sacramento SchoolSacramentoBuilding2021
Old Sacramento Historic District NHLSacramentoDistrict1966
Old TavernSacramentoBuilding1983
PG&E PowerhouseSacramentoBuilding2010
Pony Express Terminal NHLSacramentoBuilding1966
Rosebud RanchHoodBuilding1979
Ruhstaller BuildingSacramentoBuilding1982
Runyon HouseCourtlandBuilding2000
SMUD Headquarters BuildingSacramentoBuilding2010
Sacramento Air Depot Historic DistrictNorth HighlandsDistrict1992
Sacramento Bank BuildingSacramentoBuilding1982
Sacramento City CemeterySacramentoSite2014
Sacramento City LibrarySacramentoBuilding1992
Sacramento Hall of JusticeSacrementoBuilding1999
Sacramento Junior College Annex and ExtensionsSacramentoDistrict1994
Sacramento Masonic TempleSacramentoBuilding2001
Sacramento Memorial AuditoriumSacramentoBuilding1978
Sacramento Shops Historic DistrictSacramentoDistrict2024
Shiloh Baptist ChurchSacramentoBuilding2012
Slocum HouseFair OaksBuilding1979
Southern Pacific Railroad Company's Sacramento DepotSacramentoBuilding1975
Southern Pacific Railroad Section Superintendent HouseFolsomBuilding2008
Southside ParkSacramentoSite2017
Stanford-Lathrop House NHLSacramentoBuilding1971
Sutter ClubSacramentoBuilding2017
Sutter's Fort NHLSacramentoSite1966
Tower BridgeSacramentoStructure1982
Travelers' HotelSacramentoBuilding1978
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal BuildingSacramentoBuilding1980
Van Voorhies HouseSacramentoBuilding1977
Wagner, Anton, DuplexSacramentoBuilding1980
Walnut Grove Chinese-American Historic DistrictWalnut GroveDistrict1990
Walnut Grove Commercial/Residential Historic DistrictWalnut GroveDistrict1990
Walnut Grove Gakuen HallWalnut GroveBuilding1980
Walnut Grove Japanese-American Historic DistrictWalnut GroveDistrict1990
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchSacramentoBuilding2003
Wetzlar, Julius, HouseSacramentoBuilding1983
Winters HouseSacrementoBuilding1999
Witter, Edwin, RanchSacramentoDistrict1991
Woodlake SiteSacramentoSite1971

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Sacramento was formed in 1850 (1850-02-18) from unknown / original county.

SACRAMENTO created from non-county area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Sacramento County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1.6M797k9,0871850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
9,08724,14234,39045,91591,029170,333277,140502,778783,3811,223,4991,585,055

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

32 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 32 of 32 listed
NameLatLon
Bellview Cemetery38.51573-121.3255
Calvary Catholic Cemetery38.69429-121.32138
Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery38.52351-121.31077
East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park38.42791-121.3953
East Lawn Memorial Cemetery38.56155-121.45137
East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park38.68219-121.33014
Elder Creek Cemetery38.51113-121.41836
Elk Grove Cosumnes Cemetery38.40856-121.38656
Fair Oaks Cemetery38.64934-121.27883
Franklin Cemetery38.37657-121.45577
Galt Cemetery38.24191-121.30127
Hicksville Cemetery38.32632-121.31899
Hilltop Cemetery38.41549-121.35364
Home of Peace Cemetery38.51356-121.43934
Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery38.67143-121.18407
Live Oak Cemetery38.47788-121.04212
Masonic Lawn Cemetery38.56023-121.50219
Matthew Kilgore Cemetery38.59749-121.26963
Michigan Bar Cemetery38.48509-121.07955
Mount Vernon Memorial Park and Mortuary38.6795-121.25845
Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery38.55877-121.50255
Quiet Haven Memorial Park38.51185-121.32515
Sacramento City Cemetery38.56251-121.50105
Sacramento County Cemetery38.52822-121.4238
Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery38.51484-121.44112
Saint Josephs Cemetery38.55751-121.48505
Saint Mary Cemetery38.52883-121.4261
Saint Rose Cemetery (historical)38.52074-121.46829
San Joaquin Cemetery38.4386-121.4028
Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park38.6522-121.44066
Sylvan Cemetery38.70018-121.29051
Union Cemetery38.44819-121.26348
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
NameLatLon
Arno38.33325-121.33662
Blumenberg38.04853-121.70662
Cicero38.32908-121.18439
Conley38.30297-121.23161
Fairoaks Bridge38.63379-121.26328
Graham38.44713-121.37884
Lambert38.32047-121.50245
Michigan Bar38.48269-121.04411
Oo-moo-chah38.40824-121.3719
Routier38.57991-121.32134
Salsbury38.61435-121.25245
Silvas Grove38.60018-121.5444

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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