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 Claribel (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 Claribel. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Claribel is located in Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.
Below are the counties that are near Claribel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claribel:
- Stanislaus County (The home county of Claribel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adela
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- East Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bystrom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- Ceres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Modesto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Telegraph City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- The Shores of Poker Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Copperopolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Carmen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- Jenny Lind
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Melones ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melones is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
- Rancho Calaveras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Angels Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angels is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Altaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merced County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Ballico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delhi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hilmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arundel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
- Cressey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Snelling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stevinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Atwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fluhr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fluhr is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Escalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alba is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Ripon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Five Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manteca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Manteca Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
- Bellota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Tuolumne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Yosemite Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Chinese Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Stent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Moccasin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sonora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claribel, see our County-by-County Page for Claribel.
Cemeteries Near Claribel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claribel.
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 Claribel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claribel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Langworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Home Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Ferry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Knight Burial Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denair Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodcolony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcolony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turlock Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ripon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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 Claribel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claribel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claribel, with the one closest to Claribel listed first.
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modesto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keyes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cometa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Salida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Telegraph City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Ripon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claribel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claribel.
Newspapers Published in Claribel ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claribel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claribel, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claribel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Claribel:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Stanislaus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calaveras County
- Merced County
- San Joaquin County
- Tuolumne 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 Claribel, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claribel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |