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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Greystone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Greystone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greystone, please Contact Us.


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 Greystone (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 Greystone. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Greystone is historic, it would have been located within present day Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.

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

  • Santa Clara County     (The home county of Greystone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • English Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
      • English Town is located in Santa Clara County
    • New Almaden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Trees
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
      • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
    • Cambrian Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambrian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
      • Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Los Gatos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coyote
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
    • Campbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
    • Sunol - Midtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
      • Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
    • Lexington Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
      • Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
    • Lexington ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City
    • Albrae ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albrae have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
      • Albrae is located in Alameda County
    • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkins Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
      • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
    • Fremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Alameda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
      • Former names for Fremont:
      • Centerville
      • Irvington
      • Mission San Jose
      • Niles
      • Warm Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
    • Newark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
    • Sunol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Alameda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
      • Former name for Union City:
      • Decoto
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvarado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
    • Pleasanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Monterey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • Pajaro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Las Lomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
      • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
    • Aromas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Moss Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • River Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • Dunneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • Ladera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
      • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
    • East Palo Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
    • Menlo Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Portola Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Searsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
    • West Menlo Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • La Honda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Atherton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Fair Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
      • North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
    • Loma Mar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greystone, with the one closest to Greystone listed first.
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Summit has also been known as:
      • Loma Prieta
    • The Willows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Glenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Lompico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
      • Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Eccles ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eccles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
      • Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Scotts Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zayante
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
      • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Day Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Ben Lomond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aptos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Greystone ...

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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greystone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greystone, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greystone.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Greystone:

Cemeteries Near Greystone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greystone.

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

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

  • Old Mexican Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mexican Cemetery
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hidalgo Cemetery
  • Hacienda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hacienda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hacienda Cemetery
  • Los Gatos Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the 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 Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Mission City Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission City Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission City Memorial Park
  • Madronia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madronia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madronia Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
  • Gates of Heaven Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Day Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Soquel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
      • The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beit Olam Cemetery
      • Eternal Home Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soquel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <6>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary 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.

Greystone itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Alamitos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamitos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
    • Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Guadalupe ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalupe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
    • Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
  • New Almaden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Gatos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coyote
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Patchen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patchen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
    • Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • San Jose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Santa Clara County
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Madrone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
    • Saratoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greystone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greystone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2213, Longitude: -121.8469       In this case, the coordinates for Greystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.









 

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