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 Bucktown (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 Bucktown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bucktown is located in 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 Bucktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bucktown:
- Solano County (The home county of Bucktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Vacaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Hartley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Mankas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Travis Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Suisun City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bay Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Port Costa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Martinez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Tormey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Spanish Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Las Putas ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Las Putas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
- Lombard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Yountville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- American Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Merazo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ryde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vorden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Isleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Locke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Vineburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sonoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Boyes Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McGill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- El Verano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Temelec
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Glen Ellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sears Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Kenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Winters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Esparto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Capay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swingle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Greendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yolo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bucktown, see our County-by-County Page for Bucktown.
Cemeteries Near Bucktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bucktown.
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 Bucktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bucktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wragg Canyon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Rockville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silveyville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tulocay Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Monticello Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Corbin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Tremont Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Bucktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bucktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bucktown, with the one closest to Bucktown listed first.
- Violet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Vacaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vanden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Suisun City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Binghamton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Binghamton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cordelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Denverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Napa Soda Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Napa Soda Springs is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Soda Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bucktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bucktown.
Newspapers Published in Bucktown ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bucktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bucktown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bucktown.
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 helpful 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 Bucktown:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- Napa County
- Sacramento 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bucktown) 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 Bucktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |