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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 Cape Horn (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 Cape Horn. 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.

Cape Horn is located in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County: Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Sonoma, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Mendocino County     (The home county of Cape Horn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cape Horn, with the one closest to Cape Horn listed first.
    • Elk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Navarro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Comptche
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Philo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stronetta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronetta
      • Stronetta is located in Mendocino County
    • Mendocino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrs Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
      • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Point Arena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Boonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caspar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sonoma County

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

Newspapers Published in Cape Horn ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Horn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cape Horn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cape Horn.

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 Cape Horn:

Cemeteries Near Cape Horn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

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

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

  • Shields Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
  • Manchester / Point Area Pomo Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Little River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Ukiah Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukiah Cemetery
  • Pinoleville Rancheria Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Fish Rock Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
  • Rose Memorial Park Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Willits Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willits Cemetery
    • Bourn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bourn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7860 <4>
    • Indian Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian 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>

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

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

  • Elk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Navarro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whitesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
    • Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County
  • Comptche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Albion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Philo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mendocino
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Arena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Boonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caspar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fish Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
      • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
    • Noyo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo
      • Noyo is located in Mendocino County
    • Ukiah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>

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

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

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>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- Cape Horn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cape Horn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1355, Longitude: -123.6353       In this case, the coordinates for Cape Horn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Cape Horn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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