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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 Calistoga (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 Calistoga. 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 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.

Calistoga is located in Napa 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 Napa County: Lake, Solano, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Napa County     (The home county of Calistoga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calistoga, with the one closest to Calistoga listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Angwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pope Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rutherford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yountville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Putas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <2>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calistoga, with the one closest to Calistoga listed first.
    • Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Pine Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
    • Cobb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salminas Resort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
    • Seigler Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
    • Glenbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Lower Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
    • Clearlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Kelseyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calistoga, with the one closest to Calistoga listed first.
    • Tomales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calistoga, with the one closest to Calistoga listed first.
    • Kellogg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Mark West Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
    • Melita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Kenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • Santa Rosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
    • Camp Rose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • South Santa Rosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
    • Glen Ellen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calistoga, with the one closest to Calistoga listed first.
    • Brooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Capay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Calistoga ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calistoga.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Calistoga. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Calistoga and those printed in the larger area surrounding Calistoga.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Calistoga.

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 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 Calistoga:

Cemeteries Near Calistoga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calistoga.

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

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

  • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
    • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <4>
  • John Zegras Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Zegras Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Zegras Gravesite is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Zegras Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433801 <4>
  • Biter Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Biter Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Biter Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biter Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382169 <4>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Calistoga.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158234 <4>
  • Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432332 <4>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duvall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pope Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432322 <4>
  • St. Helena Public Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
    • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <4>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Saint Helena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502737 <4>
  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Angwin.
      • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <4>
    • Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pope Valley.
      • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pope Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <4>
    • Faught Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faught Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Calistoga had a population of 1,132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Calistoga had a population of 5,286 people.

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

  • Bale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
    • Bale is located in Napa County
  • Barro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
    • Barro is located in Napa County
  • Angwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
  • Saint Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Melita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oakville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glen Ellen
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Calistoga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calistoga.

The official website for Calistoga: www.ci.calistoga.ca.us/

The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Calistoga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calistoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5802, Longitude: -122.5783    
<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>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.
<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 Calistoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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