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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 Pinole (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 Pinole. 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.

Pinole is located in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.

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

  • Contra Costa County     (The home county of Pinole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • Gateley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
      • Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
    • Hercules
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
      • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <1>
    • El Sobrante
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tara Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
      • Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bayview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
    • Rodeo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
    • San Pablo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tormey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tormey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
      • Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
    • East Richmond Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Richmond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richmond Heights
      • East Richmond Heights is located in Contra Costa County
    • Crockett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
      • Valona is located in Contra Costa County
    • Richmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • Albany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • University Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Alameda County
    • Berkeley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Normandy Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
      • Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
    • Rochedale Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
      • Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
    • South Berkeley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
      • South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for South Berkeley:
      • Lorin
    • Emeryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Campbell Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
      • Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
      • West Oakland is located in Alameda County
    • Montclair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Alameda County
    • Brooklyn ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
      • Former names for Brooklyn:
      • Antonio
      • Clinton
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • San Quentin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McDowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
    • Paradise Cay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
      • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
    • Bel Aire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
      • Bel Aire is located in Marin County
    • Belvedere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corte Madera
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiburon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
      • Cerro is located in Marin County
    • Green Brae
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • San Rafael
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Santa Venetia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Venetia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
      • Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Larkspur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • American Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lombard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Napa County
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
    • Merazo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suscol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
    • Napa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <1>
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Yountville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • Chinatown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sydney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanico Ergina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
    • San Francisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendship Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Doelger City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doelger City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
    • Stonestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
      • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • Brisbane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Broadmoor Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
      • Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
    • Daly City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Westlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in San Mateo County
    • Colma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colma
      • Colma is located in San Mateo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colma <1>
    • South San Francisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Broadmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
      • Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
    • San Bruno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pacifica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairway Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
      • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Millbrae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Burlingame
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mare Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
    • Vallejo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Benicia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Suisun City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
      • Suisun City is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
      • Suisun City has also been known as:
      • Suisun
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
    • Birds Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Denverton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Travis Field
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinole, with the one closest to Pinole listed first.
    • McGill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
    • Vineburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Temelec
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temelec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
      • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
    • Sonoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Verano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Petaluma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Ellen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penngrove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pinole ...

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 276 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinole.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pinole. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pinole and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pinole.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Pinole.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pinole:

Cemeteries Near Pinole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinole.

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

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

  • Rolling Hills Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset View Cemetery
  • All Souls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
    • The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • All Souls Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Souls Cemetery
  • St. Vincents Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
    • The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincents Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <5>
  • Carquinez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Water Front Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Front Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Front Memorial Park
  • Alhambra Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alhambra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alhambra Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Benicia City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benicia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benicia City Cemetery
  • Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Old Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hillside Cemetery
    • Military Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
    • St. Dominics Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pinole had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pinole had a population of 19,207 people.

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

  • Sobrante
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sobrante have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
    • Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
  • San Pablo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tormey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tormey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
    • Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
  • Selby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
    • Selby is located in Contra Costa County
  • Crockett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stege
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stege have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stege
    • Stege is located in Contra Costa County
  • Port Costa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vallejo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Berkeley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
    • West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Benicia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Martinez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Quentin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flosden ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flosden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
      • Flosden is located in Solano County
    • Emeryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

The official website for Pinole: www.ci.pinole.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0035, Longitude: -122.3008    
<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 Pinole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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