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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 Aldercroft Heights (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 Aldercroft Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Aldercroft Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Aldercroft Heights: Aldercroft Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Aldercroft Heights is located in 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 Aldercroft Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldercroft Heights:

  • Santa Clara County     (The home county of Aldercroft Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldercroft Heights, with the one closest to Aldercroft Heights listed first.
    • Lexington Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
      • Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
    • Patchen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
      • Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
    • Holy City ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
      • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Chemeketa Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
      • Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Redwood Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lexington ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
    • Los Gatos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Monte Sereno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cambrian Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambrian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
      • Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • English Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
      • English Town is located in Santa Clara County
    • Saratoga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alamitos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamitos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
      • Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldercroft Heights, with the one closest to Aldercroft Heights listed first.
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City
    • Albrae ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albrae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
      • Albrae is located in Alameda County
    • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
      • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fremont
      (26 miles [41.8 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 <2>
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
    • Scotts Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
    • Sunol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
  • Monterey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldercroft Heights, with the one closest to Aldercroft Heights listed first.
    • Pajaro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Vega ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
      • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Las Lomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Moss Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castroville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Benito County
    • River Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldercroft Heights, with the one closest to Aldercroft Heights listed first.
    • La Honda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
      • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
    • Loma Mar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Portola Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Searsville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
    • West Menlo Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
    • East Palo Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Menlo Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pescadero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Adobe Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
      • Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
    • Atherton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldercroft Heights, with the one closest to Aldercroft Heights listed first.
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Summit
      (Less than 2 miles 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
    • Laurel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Glenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
    • The Willows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Lompico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
      • Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Zayante
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
      • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Scotts Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eccles ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
      • Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Ben Lomond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boulder Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Felton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Aldercroft Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldercroft Heights.

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

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

  • Los Gatos Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mexican Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Madronia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madronia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madronia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hacienda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hacienda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hacienda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Felton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274025 <4>
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Memorial Park
    • The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <4>
  • Soquel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soquel Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <4>
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Santa Cruz Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Patchen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
    • Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Laurel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Glenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Guadalupe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalupe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
    • Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
  • Los Gatos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Zayante
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
    • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Saratoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greystone ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
  • Boulder Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ben Lomond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Almaden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alamitos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamitos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
    • Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Felton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Soquel
      (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 Aldercroft Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldercroft Heights.

Newspapers Published in Aldercroft Heights ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldercroft Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldercroft Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldercroft Heights.

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 Aldercroft Heights:

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Aldercroft Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Aldercroft Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aldercroft Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1608, Longitude: -121.9688       In this case, the coordinates for Aldercroft Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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