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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 Alba (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 Alba. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Alba is located in San Joaquin County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Below are the counties that are near Alba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alba:

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Alba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.
    • Escalon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
      • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <1>
    • Atlanta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ripon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
    • Five Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manteca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
      • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <1>
    • Manteca Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Peters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
    • French Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lathrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <1>
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.
    • Telegraph City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Jenny Lind
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Copper Cove Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carmen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
    • Copperopolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
    • Burson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wallace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Valley Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.
    • Hilmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Delhi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.
    • Del Rio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Salida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverbank
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adela
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Modesto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
    • East Oakdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bystrom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bystrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Modesto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
      • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bret Harte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverdale Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • Empire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuolumne County
    • Yosemite Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alba, see our County-by-County Page for Alba.

Newspapers Published in Alba ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alba, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alba.

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 helpful websites 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 Alba:

Cemeteries Near Alba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alba.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.

  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Burwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlanta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Home Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodcolony Cemetery
  • Langworth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langworth Cemetery
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Collegeville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • East Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Park View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

While we didn't find Alba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alba.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.

  • Atlanta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
  • Ripon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
  • Salida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cometa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cometa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Collegeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Modesto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
  • Oakdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
  • Peters
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Holden ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
  • Walthal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • French Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <1>
    • Ceres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
      • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alba.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7986, Longitude: -121.0383    
<5>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.
<6>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 Alba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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