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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 Blackslough Landing (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 Blackslough Landing. 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 Blackslough Landing ...

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 Blackslough Landing: Blackslough Lndg. (or less commonly used: Blackslough Lndng.)

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 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.

Blackslough Landing is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Blackslough Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Country Club
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lincoln Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Holt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
    • August
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for August have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for August
      • August is located in San Joaquin County
    • Morada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
    • Henderson Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Terminous
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • Taft Mosswood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
      • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
    • Garden Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
    • Kennedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ortega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Altamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Alameda County
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • Camanche Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Wallace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenny Lind
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Discovery Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bethel Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Knightsen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brentwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Antioch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
    • Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tassajara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
      • Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Isleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Locke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
    • Ryde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Vorden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Herald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • Courtland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • McConnel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Hood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
    • Birds Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Denverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Salida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Del Rio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Stewart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackslough Landing, with the one closest to Blackslough Landing listed first.
    • Greendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Clarksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackslough Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackslough Landing.

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

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

  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Temple Israel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stockton Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
    • The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <4>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <4>
  • Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Collegeville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Blackslough Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackslough Landing.

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

  • Stockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
  • French Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
  • Woodbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
  • Pope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
  • Byron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lathrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <2>
  • Walthal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walthal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
  • Acampo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
  • Brentwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Isleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Banta
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Blackslough Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackslough Landing.

Newspapers Published in Blackslough Landing ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackslough Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackslough Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackslough Landing.

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 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 Blackslough Landing:

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

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Blackslough Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blackslough Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackslough Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9944, Longitude: -121.4188       In this case, the coordinates for Blackslough Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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