RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Solano County >> Briggston >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Briggston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Briggston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Briggston, please Contact Us.

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 Briggston (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 Briggston. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Briggston is historic, it would have been located within present day Solano 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 Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Solano County     (The home county of Briggston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Dixon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Batavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Allendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Elmira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Vacaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Travis Field
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
    • Denverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Spanish Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Riego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Sacramento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Courtland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laguna West - Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Ali
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Florin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Arden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Laguna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Robbins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicolas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggston, with the one closest to Briggston listed first.
    • Davis
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • El Macero
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Swingle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • Plainfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Sacramento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Broderick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yolo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Clarksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Briggston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briggston.

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

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

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <3>
  • Tremont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silveyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990865 <3>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodland City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8455 <3>
  • Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winters Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Sacramento City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
      • The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <3>
    • Cacheville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
      • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Yolo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <3>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.

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

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

  • Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swingle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Plainfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Merritt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Dixon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Mullen ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mullen is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Batavia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Batavia is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Woodland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Winters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Allendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Binghamton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Binghamton is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Citrona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrona is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
    • Yolo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport

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

Newspapers Published in Briggston ...

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 177 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briggston, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briggston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Briggston:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Briggston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briggston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.