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 Calla (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 Calla. 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.
Calla is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Calla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calla:
- San Joaquin County (The home county of Calla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Manteca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ripon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Lathrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manteca Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
- Alba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Escalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Telegraph City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Jenny Lind
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rancho Calaveras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Discovery Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bixler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bethel Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Salida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
- Riverbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Modesto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
- West Modesto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Bret Harte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
- Bystrom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- Shackelford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calla, see our County-by-County Page for Calla.
Cemeteries Near Calla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calla.
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 Calla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ripon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodcolony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcolony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <2>
- Burwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Tracy Public Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grayson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Calla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calla, with the one closest to Calla listed first.
- Ripon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Lathrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Yarmouth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernalis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modesto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calla.
Newspapers Published in Calla ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calla, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calla.
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 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 Calla:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Joaquin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- Stanislaus 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calla) 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 Calla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |