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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 Cadenasso (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 Cadenasso. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cadenasso is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Cadenasso)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Brooks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Esparto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Guinda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rumsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunnigan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Zamora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hershey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Harrington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Arbuckle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • College City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Genevra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genevra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Grimes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbur Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lower Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Las Putas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monticello. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redbud Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Angwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yountville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Calistoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Allendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Hartley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Batavia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
    • Vacaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Elmira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadenasso, with the one closest to Cadenasso listed first.
    • Kellogg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Kenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter County

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

Cemeteries Near Cadenasso ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cadenasso.

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

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

  • Capay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capay Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capay Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7881 <4>
  • Logan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Logan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Logan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southwest of Guinda.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153447 <4>
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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]<5> to the northwest of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7919 <4>
  • Gordon Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Winters Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the south of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <4>
  • Wragg Canyon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wragg Canyon Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wragg Canyon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433961 <4>
  • Cacheville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Duvall Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Duvall Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duvall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the southeast of Pope Valley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432322 <4>
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Angwin.
      • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <4>
    • Saint Joseph Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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.<6>

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

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

  • Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tancred
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tancred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancred
    • Tancred is located in Yolo County
  • Capay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Esparto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Guinda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monticello. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
  • Citrona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
    • Citrona is located in Yolo County
  • Rumsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Napa County
  • Dunnigan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winters
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County

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

Newspapers Published in Cadenasso ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cadenasso.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cadenasso, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cadenasso.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cadenasso:

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

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

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

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cadenasso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cadenasso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7143, Longitude: -122.1291       In this case, the coordinates for Cadenasso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Cadenasso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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