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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 Carlsbad (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 Carlsbad. 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.

Carlsbad is located in San Diego 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 San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

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

  • San Diego County     (The home county of Carlsbad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlsbad, with the one closest to Carlsbad listed first.
    • Oceanside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • San Luis Rey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in San Diego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
    • Leucadia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake San Marcos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake San Marcos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
      • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
    • Encinitas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • San Marcos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff-by-the-Sea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonsall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Solana Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Santa Fe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Welk Resort Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      • Lawrence Welk Resort Village is located in San Diego County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlsbad, with the one closest to Carlsbad listed first.
    • San Clemente
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Capistrano Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Juan Capistrano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlsbad, with the one closest to Carlsbad listed first.
    • Rainbow Canyon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Canyon Village
      • Rainbow Canyon Village is located in Riverside County
    • Lake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
    • Temecula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Murrieta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Murrieta Hot Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrieta Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta Hot Springs
      • Murrieta Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
    • Wildomar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carlsbad ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlsbad.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carlsbad. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carlsbad and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carlsbad.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Carlsbad.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Carlsbad:

Cemeteries Near Carlsbad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlsbad.

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

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

  • Eternal Hills Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • San Luis Rey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Luis Rey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Luis Rey Cemetery
  • Olivenhain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivenhain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivenhain Cemetery
  • San Marcos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Carmel Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malsonic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <4>
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • El Camino Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Miramar National Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pala Tribal Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dearborn Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carlsbad had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carlsbad had a population of 115,599 people.

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

  • Escondido Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escondido Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Junction
    • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
  • Oceanside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Luis Rey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leucadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
  • Ysidora ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ysidora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
    • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Encinitas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
    • Buena is located in San Diego County
  • San Marcos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Las Flores ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
  • Twin Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bonsall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Del Mar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • DeLuz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeLuz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
      • DeLuz is located in San Diego County

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

The official website for Carlsbad: www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us/

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Carlsbad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carlsbad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1592, Longitude: -117.3494    
<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>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 Carlsbad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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