Our Genealogy Helper
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 Chipps (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 Chipps. 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 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.
Chipps is located in Solano 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 Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Chipps. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chipps:
- Solano County (The home county of Chipps)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Birds Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Benicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suisun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Travis Field
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vallejo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mankas Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Ramon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Normandy Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Rochedale Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- University Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Pacheco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Marin County
- Fort McDowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- American Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Napa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merazo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Isleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ryde
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Vorden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Terminous
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Sears Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McGill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Yolo County
- Greendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chipps, see our County-by-County Page for Chipps.
Cemeteries Near Chipps ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chipps.
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 Chipps - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chipps covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- Oak View Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alhambra Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <2>
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Military Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Chipps in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chipps.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chipps, with the one closest to Chipps listed first.
- McAvoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
- Bay Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birds Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pacheco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(12 miles [19.3 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 Chipps. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chipps.
Newspapers Published in Chipps ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chipps.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chipps, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chipps.
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 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 Chipps:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Sonoma County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Chipps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Chipps) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |