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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 Ashrama (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 Ashrama. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Ashrama 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 Ashrama. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashrama:

  • Santa Clara County     (The home county of Ashrama)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Coyote
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madrone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
    • Morgan Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rucker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
    • East Foothills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
      • East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
    • Alum Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
      • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
    • Seven Trees
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
      • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
    • Gilroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
    • New Almaden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • English Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • San Jose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tesla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
      • Tesla is located in Alameda County
    • Scotts Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
    • Livermore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Gustine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Santa Nella Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Nella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monterey County
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Dunneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
    • River Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Carnegie ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carnegie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
      • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
    • Vernalis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyoth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyoth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
      • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
    • Tracy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
    • Wainwright Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
      • Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Corralitos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Interlaken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Strongs Mobile Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Mobile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Mobile Village
      • Strongs Mobile Village is located in Santa Cruz County
    • The Willows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Amesti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
      • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Day Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Summit has also been known as:
      • Loma Prieta
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashrama, with the one closest to Ashrama listed first.
    • Patterson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crows Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Westley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
    • Newman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverdale Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County

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

Newspapers Published in Ashrama ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashrama.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashrama, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashrama.

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 Ashrama:

Cemeteries Near Ashrama ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashrama.

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

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Hacienda Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Old Mexican Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Hills Ferry Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Patterson Cemetery District
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brichetto Tomb
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Coyote
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Madrone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
    • Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
  • Tennant ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
    • Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Bell Station
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
    • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station has also been known as:
    • Bell's Station
  • Greystone ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
  • New Almaden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
  • Alamitos
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Crows Landing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Westley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Berryessa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
      • Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
    • Carnadero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnadero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
      • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
    • Grayson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashrama. 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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashrama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashrama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3072, Longitude: -121.4697       In this case, the coordinates for Ashrama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ashrama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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