|
Name
|
Location
|
Comments
|
| Adams
Canal (7) |
Flows in east/west direction across
the Gordan Grant north of Madison |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the Adams Canal is located at 384219N,
1215138W, Woodland. |
| Adams
Dam (2) * |
On Rancho Cañada de Capay on
Cache Creek |
“The Adams Dam, which was located
on Cache Creek about two miles west and a little north of Capay,
no longer exists.” Construction was started by David Quincy
Adams in 1857; completed in 1870 on Rancho Cañada de Capay.
(2) pg. 534 It was built to irrigate agriculture. |
| Alder
Canal (9) |
East of Esparto |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the Alder Canal is located at 384136N,
1215417W, Madison. |
| Amaranth
(4)(5) * |
Road 16 north to south |
|
| Angus
Canyon (7) |
West side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Angus Canyon is identified as a
valley located at 384815N, 1221200W, Guinda. |
| Antelope
(1)(8) |
On Interstate 5 to 3 miles south of
the Colusa County line |
The Antelope post office was renamed
Dunnigan in 1876. Antelope is today known as Dunnigan.
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, at 385307N, 1215807W, Dunnigan. |
| Arcade
(3)(4)(7) |
State Hwy. #99 in the past/ Jefferson
Road today (3)(7) |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Arcade was in the Clarksburg District. Previously known as Lisbon.(11)
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Arcade is located at 382833N, 1213443W,
Clarksburg. |
| Argenta
(3)(4) * |
South River Road/ Road E-9 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Argenta was in the Clarksburg District. |
| Arroz
(3)(4) * |
Road 89 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Arroz was in the Cottonwood District. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Arroz is located at 383715N, 1215812W,
Winters. |
| Ayrshire
(4) [INDEX] |
Hwy. 88 in the past/ Road E11 today |
|
| Babel
Slough (3)(6)(7) |
Babel Slough and Babel Slough Road meet
the Sacramento River at E-9 - the South River Road |
Babel Slough was also known as Bable
Slough(6) Today Babel Slough extends between
Road E-9 - the South River Road (at the Sacramento River) and the
Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel, although Babel Road turns
off at Pumphouse Road instead of continuing to follow Babel Slough
to the channel. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Babel Slough is located at 382749N,
1213401W, Clarksburg. |
| Bald
Mountain (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
|
| Baltimore
(1) |
State Hwy. 87/ Road 113 & north
of there today |
Baltimore was the name of the
site on which Knight’s Landing was built. |
| Beatrice
(3)(4)(5)(7) |
East central portion of Yolo County;
Sacramento River (7); Road 117 today |
USGS Geographical Names Info. re. Beatrice on Taylor Monument
map (11) According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Beatrice is located at 383836N,
1213542W, Taylor Monument.
|
| Benjamin
Canyon (7) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Benjamin Canyon is located 385358N,
1221422W, Rumsey. |
| Bermuda
(3)(4) * |
State Hwy. #99 in the past/ Jefferson
Road today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Bermuda was in the Clarksburg District. |
| Berwick
(5) * |
Road 16 north to south |
|
| Big
Canyon (9) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County;
west side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Big Canyon is located at 384554N,
1221418W, Guinda. |
| Big
Lake (6) * |
Located near the furthest southeastern
border between Yolo and Solano County near the Sacramento River |
Big Lake connected to Duck Slough (Oxford
Slough today), according to the 1871 map of Yolo County. It appears
Big Lake was located south of Lake Washington. |
| Bird
Creek (5)(7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bird Creek is located at 385136N,
1215520W, Zamora. |
| Bird
Creek, Middle Fork (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Middle Fork Bird Creek is located
at 385031N, 1220022W, Bird Valley. |
| Bird
Creek, North Fork (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, North Fork Bird Creek is located
at 385014N, 1215938W, Zamora. |
| Bird
Valley (1)(5)(6)(7) |
Road 16 north to south; south of Capay
Valley - Source (7) indicates Bird Valley is
East of Capay Valley and southwest of Dunnigan |
By the 1870s Bird Valley area attracted
Protestant German settlers. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bird Valley is located at 385051N,
1215729W, Zamora. |
| Black
Mountain (7) |
West side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Black Mountain is located at 384826N,
1221427W, Guinda. |
| Black's
(1) |
Today on Road 13 & Interstate 5 |
Black's was also known as Black's
Station. In 1906 the name was changed to Zamora. According
to the Peabody Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Black’s (today known as Zamora) is located
at 384748N, 1215251W, Zamora. |
| Black's
District (4) |
Northeast portion of Yolo County |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
the Blacks District included: Bretona, Zamora, Ronda, and Dufour. |
| Black's
Station (1) |
On Road 13 & Interstate 5 today |
The plat for the town of Black's Station
was filed in 1877. Blacks's Station was also known as Blacks. In
1906 the name was changed to Zamora. |
| Blue
Ridge (9) |
Northwestern border of Yolo County and
Napa County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Blue Ridge is located at 384940N,
1221652W, Knoxville. (Blue
Ridge Trail)
|
| Bob
Walker Canyon (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bob Walker Canyon is located at
384848N, 1220638W, Bird Valley. |
| Bray
Canyon (7) |
Southwestern corner of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bray Canyon is located at 383055N,
1220448W, Monticello Dam. |
| Bretona
(3)(4)(5) * |
State Hwy. #7 in the past/ Interstate
5 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Bretona was in the Black's District. Bretona may have been spelled
Britona.(11) |
| Bretona
Creek (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County
west of Interstate 505 |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bretona Creek is located at 384904N,
1215447W, Zamora. |
| Brick
Chimney Canyon (7) |
West side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Brick Chimney Canyon is located
at 384305N, 1220851W, Brooks. |
| Broderick
(2)(4)(7) |
Between Hwys. 880 and 80 today along
the Sacramento River opposite the City of Sacramento in Sacramento
County |
Broderick was built on land originally
known as Rancho Nueva Flandria. The townsite of Washington,
later known as Broderick, was built on the northwestern corner
of the ranch owned by the widow of James McDowell, originally part
of Rancho Nueva Flandria. Travelers to and from the gold fields
passed through Washington. Yolo County seat 1815 - 1857 & 1861
- 1862. Washington was the site of the first Pacific Coast Salmon
cannery, established in spring 1864. According to the 1920 Yolo
Co. map, Broderick was in the Washington District. In Jan. 1987,
Broderick became part of the town of West Sacramento. (2)
pg. 535. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Broderick is located at 383528N,
1213058W, Sacramento West. |
| Brooks
(4)(7) |
In the Capay Valley in the northern
western portion of Yolo County on Road 16 |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Brooks was in the Dunnigan District. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Brooks is located at 384430N, 1220849W,
Brooks.
|
| Brooks
Rancho (3)(4)* |
Hwy. No. 50 in the past/ Road 16 So.
about 1920 |
|
| Brown's
Corner (1)(5)(7) |
State Hwy. #7 in the past/ today at
the western edge of Woodland southeast of W. Main St. and Road 98 |
USGS Geographical Names Info. re. Brown's Corner on Woodland
map.(11) According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Brown's Corner is located at
384040N, 1214805W, Woodland.
|
| Bryte
(1)(3)(4)(7) |
Between Hwys. 880 and 80 today along
the Sacramento River opposite the City of Sacramento in Sacramento
County (7) |
Bryte was developed in late 1919/early
1920s, and it was made up of mainly immigrant families. According
to the 1920 Yolo Co. map, Bryte was in the Washington District.
Previosly known as Riverbank.(11) According
to the Peabody Museum
GNIS Dataset Service, Bryte is located at 383541N, 1213226W,
Sacramento West. |
| Buckeye
(1)(3)(5)(6) * |
15 miles southwest of Woodland, east
of Road 89 south and south |
Buckeye was also known as Buckeye
Township. (1) At the fork of Buckeye Creek,
J. P. Charles built a home in 1854 and then a boardinghouse and
saloon along the Benicia-Colusa road. In May 1855 a post office
was established at Buckeye. When the Buckeye post office was discontinued,
the post office in Winters started in 1875 and the one at Buckeye
was discontinued. After 1877 most of the buildings in Buckeye were
moved to the town of Winters. Buckeye Creek appears on the
1871 Yolo County Map as lying in the southwest corner of Yolo County. |
| Buckeye
Creek (1)(3)(5)(6)(7) |
State Hwy. #7 in the past/ Interstate
5 today in the northeastern portion of Yolo County |
Buckeye Creek originates in the foothills
of the Buckeye Township. In 1870 it was dry in the summer. The Gazetteer
indicates that ".Deep Arroyo is probably the old bed of Buckeye
Creek." |
| Buckeye
Creek, Little (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, at 385516N, 1220021W, Wildwood
School. |
| Buckeye
Creek, South Fork (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the South Fork of Buckeye Creek
is located Yolo at 385428N, 1220101W, Wildwood School. |
| Bullock
Bend (5)(7) [INDEX] |
Road 117 today in northeastern Yolo
County; Sacramento River |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Bullock Bend is located at 385444N,
1214822W, Kirkville. |
| Cache
Creek (the town) (7) |
At the northern border of Yolo County
just below the Colusa County border |
|
| Cache
Creek (the creek) (1)(2)(7) |
Flows out of Clear Lake in Lake County
(1)pg. 9 |
Hudson Bay Company trappers.cached their
furs along the river and smaller streams, one of which became known
as Cache Creek. One of their camps, known to early settlers
as French Camp, was situated in a grove of oaks on the north bank
of Cache Creek one mile east of the present town of Yolo."
(2) Cache Creek was originally known to the Hudson's Bay
Company trappers as Rivière la Cache. (1)pg.
14. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cache Creek is located at 384130N,
1214525W, Grays Bend.
- Cache
Creek Recreational Area (Yolo and Colusa Co.)
- Putah
- Cache Circumdrive (Putah Creek, Davis to Lake Beryessa)
provided by The Putah-Cache Bioregion Project
- Putah – Cache: A Thinking Mammal’s Guide to the Watershed, edited by Amy J. Boyer, Jan Goggans, Daniel Leroy, David Robertson, and Rob Thayer.
- Cache
Creek Settling Basin and Overflow (Putah-Cache Circumdrive
provided by The Putah-Cache Bioregion Project)
- Davis (in Yolo County) to Stebben's Cold Canyon Reserve
(in Solano County) provided by The Putah-Cache Bioregion
Project. "This trip, originally created for a UC Davis
class, takes you from Davis to Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve,
just below Lake Berryessa, and back again. It introduces the
natural environment of the Vaca Mountains through a hike up
a chaparral-lined canyon, and demonstrates the importance of
natural processes, especially fires and floods, in shaping the
landscape and in creating habitat for wildlife. It also shows
a fairly typical California water project, to illustrate the
positive and negative effects of such projects on fish and wildlife."
|
| Cache
Creek Cañon (3) |
|
According to "The Western Shore
Gazetteer," Capay Valley was known as Cache Creek
Cañon until just a few years before the book was written
in 1870. Cache Creek Cañon was the previous
name for Capay Valley |
|
Cache Creek Nature Preserve (Formally Teichert Meadows)
|
|
|
| Cacheville
(4) |
State Hwy. #7 in the past/ Interstate
5 today - On Cache Creek 4 miles north and one mile west of Woodland |
Cacheville was originally known
as Cochran's Crossing. After 1849 Thomas Cochran built a
hotel on the future site of the town of Yolo, which provided accommodations
for people traveling along the west side of the Sacramento River,
it became known as Cockran's Crossing. Next James A. Hutton
built another hotel and the name changed to Hutton's Ranch or
"Travelers' Home." (At 325 Main St. in Yolo, you can
see the old Hutton house today.) In 1857 Hutton's Ranch was renamed
Cacheville and became the Yolo County seat in 1857. ".Cacheville
grew rapidly for a few years, but was outstripped by the more promising
Yolo City, later known as Woodland, a few miles to the south.."
(2) pg. 535 Cacheville's post office in 1870
was Yolo. (3) pg. 124 Cacheville is
today known as Yolo. (7) |
| Cacheville
Agricultural Ditch (3) * |
On Cache Creek |
|
| Cacheville
District (4) * |
Central Yolo County |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
the Cacheville District included: Yolo and possibly Peart (or Peart
may have been in the Grafton District - hard to determine). |
| Cadenasso
(1)(7) |
Four miles west of Capay on Road 16
in Capay Valley |
A short-lived community, which appeared
on the 1920 Yolo County map in the Capay District. Cadenasso
was also spelled Cadanassa.(4) According
to the Peabody Museum
GNIS Dataset Service, Cadenasso is located at 384252N, 1220741W,
Brooks. |
| California
Mine, The (3)* |
Near border of Lake County to the north. |
Quicksilver or cinnabar mine active
in 1870 - The California Mine was also known as the California
Quicksilver Mining Co. (6) |
| Canterbury
Mountain (7) |
Southwestern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Canterbury Mountain is located
at 383835N, 1220701W, Esparto. |
| Capay
(1)(3)(4)(6)(8)(7) |
Hwy. No. 50 in the past/ today on Road
16 |
On the 1871 Yolo Co. map, Capay is listed
as the post office for "Capay or Dogtown."Capay was previously
known as Munchville and Langville. Langville was laid out in 1874.
Langville's name was changed to Capay City and then to Capay about
1889.(11) According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the town of Capay is located at
384228N, 1220249W, Esparto.
|
| Capay
City (1)(3)(6) * |
In Capay Valley about 4 miles of Langville
and 24 miles northwest of Woodland |
Capay City was previously named
Munchville. In 1858 the Capay City and other surrounding
land was subdivided into parcels. Capay City was later changed to
Capay.
|
| Capay
Dam (4)(7) |
In the Capay Valley east of Cadenasso |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Capay Dam is located at 384248N,
1220500W, Esparto. |
| Capay
District (4)(6)* |
Northeast corner of Yolo County (6) |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
the Capay District included: Brooks, Rancho Canada de Capay, Cadanassa,
Capay, and the Capay Dam.(4) |
| Capay
Hills (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County;
east of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the Capay Hills are located at
384555N, 1220705W, Bird Valley. |
| Capay
Valley (2)(3)(7) |
In the northwestern portion of Yolo
County. |
Capay Valley was previously known
as Cache Creek Cañon. Capay Valley extends for about
20 miles with an average width of 1 mile. Cache Creek runs through
the valley. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the Capay Valley is located at
384239N, 1220246W, Esparto. |
| Capay
Valley Water Ditch (6) * |
Ran along the west side of Capay Valley,
according to the 1871 Yolo County map |
|
| Carey
Canyon (7) |
West side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Carey Canyon is located 384346N,
1221009W, Brooks. |
| Casey's
Flat (6)(7) |
West of Capay Valley |
Casey's Flat was also known as
Casey Flats. (7) According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Casey's Flat is located at 384732N,
1221436W, Guinda. |
| Cashmere
(5) * |
Road 16 north to south |
|
| Central
(3)(4)(7) |
State Hwy. #99 in the past/ Jefferson
Road today |
USGS Geographical Names Info. re. Central on Clarksburg map.(11)
|
| Chickahominy
Slough (3)(4)(7) |
Road 89 today; southwestern and south
central portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Chickahominy Slough is located
at 383343N, 1215206W, Merritt. |
| Chiles
(3)(4) * |
Road 32 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Chiles was in the Putah District. |
| Charleston
(3)(5)(6) * |
Road 117 about 1920 |
In 1870 Charleston was the post office
for the town of Fremont. On the 1871 Yolo Co. map, Charleston is
listed as the post office located at Charleston. |
| Chase
Canyon (9) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County;
west side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Chase Canyon is located at 385035N,
1221352W, Guinda. |
| Chicory
Bend (3)(7) |
East central portion of Yolo County
on the Sacramento River |
In 1860 cultivation and manufacturing
of chicory took place on the Sacramento River south of Washington.
Chicory was used as a substitute for coffee. (3) According to the
Peabody Museum GNIS
Dataset Service, Chicory Bend is located at 383144N, 1213142W,
Sacramento West. |
| Chimney
Rock (9) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County;
west side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Chimney Rock is located at 384141N,
1221012W, Brooks. |
| China
Bend (4)(7) |
Road 117 today in northeastern Yolo
County; Sacramento River (7) |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, China Bend is located at 385413N,
1214752W, Kirkville. |
| Citrona
(3)(4)(7) |
Road 89 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Citrona was in the Cottonwood District. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Citrona is located at 383801N,
1215813W, Madison. |
| Clarksburg
(2)(7) |
Southeastern portion of Yolo County
n the west bank of the Sacramento River; Road E9 today (7) |
Clarksburg was originally known
as Clarksburgh. In 1876 the Clarksburgh post office was established.
In 1893 the named was changed to Clarksburg. (1) pg.30
The present town of Clarksburg was built in the 1920s. 2)
pg. 537. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Clarksburg is located at 382514N,
1213134W, Clarksburg. |
| Clarksburg
District (4) |
Southeastern, panhandle portion of Yolo
County |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
the Clarksburg District included: Arcade, Argenta, Bermuda, Coniston,
Newtown, Central, Greendale, Silverdale, Sorroca, and Valdez. |
| Clay
Bank Bend (7) |
East central portion of Yolo County
on the Sacramento River |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Clay Bank Bend is located at 383046N,
1213255W, Sacramento West. |
| Cobbey
Canyon (9) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County;
west side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cobbey Canyon is located at 384717N,
1221132W, Guinda. |
| Cochran's
Crossing (2) |
Along the west side of the Sacramento
River about 10 miles west of Fremont |
After 1849 Thomas Cochran built a hotel
on the future site of the town of Yolo, which provided accommodations
for people traveling along the west side of the Sacramento River.
This site then became known as Cockran's Crossing. (2)pg
535 Cochran's Crossing was later changed to Hutton's
Ranch or Travelers' Home and then to Cacheville. Lastly,
the name was changed to the present-day name of Yolo. |
| Colusa
Drainage Canal (7) |
Northeastern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, the Colusa Drainage Canal is located
at 385129N, 1215403W, Zamora. |
| Conaway
(3)(4)* |
State Hwy. 50/Road 16 today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Conaway was in the Woodland District. According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Conaway is located at 384038N,
1214019W, Grays Bend. |
| Coniston
(3)(4)* |
State Hwy. #99 in the past/ Jefferson
Road today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Coniston was in the Clarksburg District.
USGS Geographical Names Info. re. Coniston on Clarksburg map.(11)
|
| Coranco
(3)(4)* |
State Hwy. 87/ Road 113 & north
of there today |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
Coranco was in the Grafton District. |
| Corfu
(4)* |
Road 16 north to south |
|
| Cottonwood
(3)(4)* |
Road 87 today 12 miles west of Woodland |
Cottonwood was named for Cottonwood
Creek. The first store was built in 1852. The Cache Creek post office
in Cottonwood ended in 1877. Many of the homes and businesses in
Cottonwood were moved to Madison. According to the 1920 Yolo Co.
map, Cottonwood was in the Cottonwood District at that tiime. Today
only the Cottonwood Cemetery and one home remain of the Cottonwood
community.
- USGS Geographical Names Info. re. Cottonwood on Madison map.
(11)
|
| Cottonwood
Canyon (7) |
Northwestern portion of Yolo County |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cottonwood Canyon is located at
383903N, 1220340W, Esparto. |
| Cottonwood
District (4) |
Central, western portion of Yolo County. |
According to the 1920 Yolo Co. map,
the Cottonwood District included: Arroz, Citrona, Cottonwood, and
Madison. |
| Cottonwood
Flat |
In the Cottonwood area |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cottonwood Flat is located at 383731N,
1220645W, Esparto. |
| Cottonwood
Slough (7) |
South of Capay and Esparto |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cottonwood Slough is located at
384003N, 1215550W, Madison. |
| Cottonwood
Spring |
|
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, at 384710N, 1220813W, Guinda. |
| Cross
Canyon (7) |
West side of Capay Valley |
According to the Peabody
Museum GNIS Dataset Service, Cross Canyon is located at 385035N,
1221317W, Guinda. |
| Curtis
(3)(4)(5)* [INDEX]
|
According to the 1920 Yolo County map,
Curtis was in the Grafton District |
|
Peggy B. and Patrick Perazzo 