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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 Bivalve (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 Bivalve. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Bivalve is located in Marin 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 Marin County: Contra Costa, San Francisco & Sonoma.

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

  • Marin County     (The home county of Bivalve)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bivalve, with the one closest to Bivalve listed first.
    • Millerton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Point Reyes Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Olema
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tocaloma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tocaloma is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocaloma
    • Marshall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicasio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Five Brooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Brooks is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Brooks
    • Nicks Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
    • Lagunitas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shafter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shafter is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
    • Forest Knolls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bivalve, with the one closest to Bivalve listed first.
    • Sobrante
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
    • Point Richmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pablo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Atchison Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Atchison Village is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Village
    • Bayview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gateley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
    • Rollingwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Tara Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
    • Easter Hill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Easter Hill Village is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Hill Village
    • Nystrom Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nystrom Village is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nystrom Village
    • East Richmond Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • East Richmond Heights is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richmond Heights
  • Napa County
    • Merazo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bivalve, with the one closest to Bivalve listed first.
    • Doelger City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
    • Chinatown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Friendship Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bivalve, with the one closest to Bivalve listed first.
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bivalve, with the one closest to Bivalve listed first.
    • Petaluma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Stony Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Ely ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ely is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Valley Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Penngrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotati
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rohnert Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Freestone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bodega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bodega Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bivalve ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bivalve.

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 Bivalve - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Olema Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylors Grave Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomales Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Petaluma Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress Hill Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomfield Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomfield.
  • Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (47 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.<3>

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

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

  • Point Reyes Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Millerton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Millerton is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Olema
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tocaloma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tocaloma is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocaloma
  • Taylorville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylorville is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicasio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Marin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • San Geronimo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Novato
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bolinas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fairfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Petaluma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ignacio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ignacio is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio

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

Newspapers Published in Bivalve ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bivalve.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bivalve, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bivalve.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bivalve:

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 Bivalve, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bivalve) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.