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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 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 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 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.

Capay 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 Capay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capay:

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Capay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Esparto
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zamora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dunnigan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Winters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hershey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Plainfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Rumsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knights Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Harrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • College City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arbuckle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Genevra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Grimes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilbur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Putas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Angwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yountville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calistoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
  • Placer County
    • Riego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
      • Riego is located in Placer County
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Allendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Hartley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
    • Dixon
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Leisure Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Vacaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elmira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • 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
    • Travis Field
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capay, with the one closest to Capay listed first.
    • Robbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Nicolas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicolaus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in 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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capay.

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 Capay:

Cemeteries Near Capay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

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

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

  • Capay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capay Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Winters Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
  • Marys Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Cemetery
  • Woodland City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wragg Canyon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wragg Canyon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433961 <4>
  • Johns Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Davis Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Arbuckle Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Cemetery
    • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Capay had a population of 304 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Esparto
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Citrona
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Tancred
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Guinda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
  • Winters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Yolo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dunnigan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
  • Mullen ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
    • Mullen is located in Yolo County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Merritt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
      • Merritt is located in Yolo County
    • Rumsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capay. 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>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- Capay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7075, Longitude: -122.0496    
<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 Capay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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