Our Genealogy Helper
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 Alamo Oaks (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 Alamo Oaks. 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.
Alamo Oaks is located in Contra Costa County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may 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 Alamo Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alamo Oaks:
- Contra Costa County (The home county of Alamo Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Diablo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
- Alamo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Blackhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- San Ramon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moraga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
- Former name for Moraga:
- Willow Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <1>
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- San Ramon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castro Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havenscourt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havenscourt is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenscourt
- San Leandro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Montclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Allendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Fort McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
- Belvedere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tiburon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise Cay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- Sausalito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bel Aire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bel Aire is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
- San Quentin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manzanita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manzanita is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
- Marin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marin City is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marin City
- Strawberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Corte Madera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- American Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Sacramento County
- Isleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Chinatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Mission District
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- San Francisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Amanico Ergina Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Friendship Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- Golden Gate Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
- Doelger City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
- Stonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Brisbane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Foster City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South San Francisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Palo Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burlingame
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Mateo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Millbrae
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fair Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Alviso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milpitas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Escondido Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
- Ventura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Agnew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Castro City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Stanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Benicia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Vallejo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalcanal Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Denverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Suisun City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- 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>
- Rio Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Travis Field
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alamo Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Alamo Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Alamo Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alamo Oaks.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alamo Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alamo Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Mausoleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Alamo Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alamo Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alamo Oaks, with the one closest to Alamo Oaks listed first.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
- Alamo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- San Ramon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pacheco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Seminary Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- San Leandro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alamo Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alamo Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Alamo Oaks ...
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 238 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alamo Oaks, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alamo Oaks.
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 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 Alamo Oaks:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Contra Costa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Francisco County
- San Joaquin County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County
- Solano County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alamo Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alamo Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |