A visit to the Tulocay Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Tulocay Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tulocay Cemetery (FG ID #8411).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Tulocay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tulocay Cemetery:
38.2991, -122.2716
The Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
The cemetery is located in Napa County<2>.
The county seat for Napa County is located in Napa. Napa lies just to the west of the Tulocay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tulocay Cemetery.
Establishment of the Tulocay Cemetery ...
The Tulocay Cemetery was founded in 1850.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Tulocay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tulocay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Partrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napa Redwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Hillside Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hillside Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Water Front Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wragg Canyon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- All Souls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tulocay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tulocay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Napa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- American Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mankas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vineburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sonoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McGill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyes Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- El Verano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Temelec
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Guadalcanal Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vallejo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Suisun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Tulocay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Napa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tulocay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- El Verano
- Fairfield
- Napa
- Sonoma
- Suisun City
- Vallejo
- Yountville
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Tulocay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Napa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Tulocay Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8411
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #236617 (Tulocay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #236617 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Napa
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Napa
- Location given for Tulocay Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2990811 Lon: -122.2699732
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Napa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Tulocay Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |