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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 Alliance Redwood (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 Alliance Redwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Alliance Redwood is located in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

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

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Alliance Redwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alliance Redwood, with the one closest to Alliance Redwood listed first.
    • Camp Meeker
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Occidental
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monte Rio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Villa Grande
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guerneville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Duncans Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Graton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forestville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Nido
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bodega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carmet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmet
      • Carmet is located in Sonoma County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alliance Redwood, with the one closest to Alliance Redwood listed first.
    • Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alliance Redwood, with the one closest to Alliance Redwood listed first.
    • Dillon Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tomales
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hamlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
    • Nicks Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
    • Marshall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
    • Point Reyes Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Olema
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tocaloma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tocaloma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocaloma
      • Tocaloma is located in Marin County
    • Nicasio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alliance Redwood, with the one closest to Alliance Redwood listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Calistoga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Angwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rutherford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Alliance Redwood ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alliance Redwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alliance Redwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alliance Redwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Alliance Redwood:

Cemeteries Near Alliance Redwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alliance Redwood.

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 Alliance Redwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Druids Occidental Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Druids Occidental Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Druids Occidental Cemetery
  • Gilliam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
  • Duncans Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncans Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncans Mills Cemetery
  • Redwood Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redwood Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwood Memorial Gardens
  • Forestview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestview Cemetery
  • McPeak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPeak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPeak Cemetery
  • Bodega Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodega Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bodega.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodega Calvary Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
  • Bodega Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodega Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodega Bay Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Steele Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomfield Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomfield.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Canfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Occidental
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guerneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Duncans Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
  • Valley Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cazadero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomales
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Santa Rosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hamlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
    • Stony Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County

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

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.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>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- Alliance Redwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alliance Redwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4338, Longitude: -122.9731       In this case, the coordinates for Alliance Redwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Alliance Redwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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