Welcome to Amador County ...

Time Zone: Amador County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jackson is the Seat for Amador County.

Amador County was founded in 1854 and was created by taking area from Calaveras County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Amador had a population of 39,693 people. This is an increase of 4.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,091 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Amador represented 0.1% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Amador County:

• Amador City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <2>
• Ione
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Ione is located in Amador County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
• Jackson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
• Plymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
• Sutter Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to California
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  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to Amador County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Alpine County
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  • Calaveras County
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  • El Dorado County
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  • Sacramento County
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  • San Joaquin County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Amador County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Amador County