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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 Cienega De Los Paicines (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 Cienega De Los Paicines. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Cienega De Los Paicines is located in San Benito 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 Benito County: Fresno, Merced, Monterey, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.

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

  • San Benito County     (The home county of Cienega De Los Paicines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.
    • Paicines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tres Pinos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ridgemark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
      • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
    • Hollister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinnacles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
      • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
    • Dunneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
    • San Juan Bautista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Benito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • River Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • Panoche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
      • Panoche is located in San Benito County
    • Bitterwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
      • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
  • Fresno County
    • Mercey Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
      • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
      • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
      • Mercy Hot Springs
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.
    • Santa Nella Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Nella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.
    • Chualar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonzales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Soledad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Salinas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Santa Rita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Boronda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
      • Boronda is located in Monterey County
    • Prunedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Spreckels
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Aromas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Serra Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
    • Ambler Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
      • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
    • Castroville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
    • Gilroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
    • Rucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
    • San Martin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.
    • Interlaken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Watsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Colache Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County

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

Newspapers Published in Cienega De Los Paicines ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cienega De Los Paicines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cienega De Los Paicines, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cienega De Los Paicines.

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 Cienega De Los Paicines:

Cemeteries Near Cienega De Los Paicines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cienega De Los Paicines.

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 Cienega De Los Paicines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.

  • Paicines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yamat Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yamat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yamat Cemetery
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey County Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Soledad Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soledad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soledad Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherry Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7899 <4>
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Hambey Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambey 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 Cienega De Los Paicines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cienega De Los Paicines.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cienega De Los Paicines, with the one closest to Cienega De Los Paicines listed first.

  • Paicines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tres Pinos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hollister
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chualar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Natividad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natividad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • San Benito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
  • Soledad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
  • Santa Rita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
  • Salinas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bell Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
    • Llanada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Llanada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanada
      • Llanada is located in San Benito County
    • Carnadero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnadero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
      • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cienega De Los Paicines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cienega De Los Paicines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cienega De Los Paicines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7158, Longitude: -121.2977       In this case, the coordinates for Cienega De Los Paicines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cienega De Los Paicines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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