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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 Alderglen Springs (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 Alderglen Springs. 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 Alderglen Springs ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alderglen Springs: Alderglen Spgs. (or less commonly used: Alderglen Spngs. or Alderglen Sprngs.)

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 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.

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

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

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Alderglen Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alderglen Springs, with the one closest to Alderglen Springs listed first.
    • Preston
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Cloverdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Geyserville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
    • Healdsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Annapolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Rose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Cazadero
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rio Nido
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stewarts Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Guerneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sea Ranch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alderglen Springs, with the one closest to Alderglen Springs listed first.
    • Glenbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Finley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelseyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Lakeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Salminas Resort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • North Lakeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
    • Soda Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Seigler Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Glenhaven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucerne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alderglen Springs, with the one closest to Alderglen Springs listed first.
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Boonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Talmage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ukiah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>
    • The Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • Philo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gualala
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Calpella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Anchor Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Napa County
    • Woodleaf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

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

Cemeteries Near Alderglen Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alderglen Springs.

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 Alderglen Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alderglen Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cloverdale.
    • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haywards Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #991087 <2>
  • Hopland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Olive Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Ranch Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelseyville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone & Kelsey Gravesite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelsay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beeson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbrook Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

  • Preston
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pieta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pieta is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieta
  • Asti
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asti is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
  • Hermitage ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Yorkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Highland Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
  • Geyserville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Largo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Largo is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
  • Glenbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Kelseyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cazadero
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Boonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Alderglen Springs ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alderglen Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alderglen Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alderglen Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Alderglen Springs:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alderglen Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alderglen Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.