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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 Berryessa Highlands (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 Berryessa Highlands. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Berryessa Highlands is located in Napa 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 Napa County: Lake, Solano, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Napa County     (The home county of Berryessa Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berryessa Highlands, with the one closest to Berryessa Highlands listed first.
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
    • Spanish Flat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Oakville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yountville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pope Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Angwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Deer Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Napa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <1>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berryessa Highlands, with the one closest to Berryessa Highlands listed first.
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berryessa Highlands, with the one closest to Berryessa Highlands listed first.
    • Allendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Vacaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
    • Leisure Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Green Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elmira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Batavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Suisun City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Travis Field
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berryessa Highlands, with the one closest to Berryessa Highlands listed first.
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Ellen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • El Verano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Temelec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
    • Melita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • McGill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
    • Kellogg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berryessa Highlands, with the one closest to Berryessa Highlands listed first.
    • Winters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Capay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Esparto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Guinda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rumsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yolo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zamora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • El Macero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Berryessa Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berryessa Highlands.

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 Berryessa Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Monticello Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wragg Canyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winters Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winters.
    • The Winters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8452 <2>
  • George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Yountville.
    • The George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978829 <2>
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Angwin.
    • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <2>
  • Veterans Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veterans Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Yountville.
    • The Veterans Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • California State Veterans Home Cemetery
    • Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery
    • Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962430 <2>
  • Capay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capay Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7881 <2>
  • Napa Redwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Redwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Napa.
    • The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <2>
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Broadhurst - Gridley Cemetery
    • Stephen Broadhust Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238593 <2>
  • Tulocay Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulocay Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8411 <2>
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7919 <2>
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Pope Valley.
      • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pope Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <2>
    • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<4>

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

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

  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Napa Soda Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Napa Soda Springs is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Soda Springs
  • Winters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yountville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Knoll
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Violet is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Allendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Citrona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Citrona is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
  • Pope Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Angwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vacaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Esparto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Capay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Berryessa Highlands ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berryessa Highlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berryessa Highlands, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berryessa Highlands.

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 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 Berryessa Highlands:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Berryessa Highlands) 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 Berryessa Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.