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 Brazos (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 Brazos. 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.
Brazos 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 Brazos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brazos:
- Napa County (The home county of Brazos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Middleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Lombard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- American Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Napa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Yountville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spanish Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- University Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Rochedale Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- South Berkeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Emeryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Tormey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Rodeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Costa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Gateley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Hercules
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sobrante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
- Tara Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- El Sobrante
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Martinez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Novato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rafael Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Santa Venetia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Cerro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- Terra Linda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Linda is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Linda
- San Quentin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Rafael
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrae
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Chinatown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Amanico Ergina Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Friendship Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- San Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Guadalcanal Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Vallejo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mankas Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Benicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suisun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Travis Field
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Vacaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Leisure Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McGill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Vineburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Sonoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Temelec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Boyes Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Verano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Eldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ellen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petaluma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yolo County
- Winters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brazos, see our County-by-County Page for Brazos.
Cemeteries Near Brazos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brazos.
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 Brazos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brazos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
- The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <2>
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tulocay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Water Front Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Carquinez Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <2>
- All Souls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Catholic Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <2>
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brazos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brazos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
- Napa Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Napa Junction is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
- Merazo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Flosden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flosden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Napa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vallejo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schellville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
- McGill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Sears Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cordelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Sonoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Knoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
- Tormey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Selby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Selby is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brazos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brazos.
Newspapers Published in Brazos ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brazos, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brazos.
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 Brazos:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Napa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- San Francisco County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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- Brazos) 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 Brazos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |