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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 Canada De Capay (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 Canada De Capay. 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 hospitals and 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.

Canada De Capay is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Canada De Capay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Guinda
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Brooks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rumsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Esparto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunnigan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hershey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zamora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Yolo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Winters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knights Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Woodland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Harrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • College City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Genevra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Wilbur Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Grimes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Colusa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Lower Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clearlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Clearlake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seigler Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Salminas Resort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Pope Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
    • Angwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Calistoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodleaf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yountville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Allendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Sonoma County
    • Kellogg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canada De Capay, with the one closest to Canada De Capay listed first.
    • Robbins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke

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

Cemeteries Near Canada De Capay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canada De Capay.

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 Canada De Capay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Logan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Capay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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]<2> to the southeast of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7919 <3>
  • Gordon Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gordon Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting and respect the owner's property rights.
    • We're sorry, but we do not have contact information for the owner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordon Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the west of Woodland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414016 <3>
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <3>
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Cacheville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Mary's Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Angwin.
      • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <3>

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 Canada De Capay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canada De Capay.

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

  • Guinda
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tancred
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tancred is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancred
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rumsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Knoxville is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Capay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Esparto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnigan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arbuckle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Citrona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Citrona is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
    • College City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Canada De Capay ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canada De Capay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canada De Capay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canada De Capay.

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 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 Canada De Capay:

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>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- Canada De Capay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Canada De Capay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.