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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 Clear Lake Riviera (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 Clear Lake Riviera. 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.

Name Variations for Clear Lake Riviera ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Clearlake Riviera.

  • A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake Riviera: Clear Lk. Riviera

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Clear Lake Riviera is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Clear Lake Riviera)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Clearlake Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Soda Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Clearlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glenhaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salminas Resort
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Seigler Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Lower Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelseyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Cobb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Wilbur Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Lodoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
    • Stonyford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Hopland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • Talmage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Yorkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ukiah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>
    • The Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Calistoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pope Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Angwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
    • Preston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Geyserville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Camp Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Healdsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mark West Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake Riviera, with the one closest to Clear Lake Riviera listed first.
    • Rumsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Guinda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Clear Lake Riviera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Lake Riviera.

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 Clear Lake Riviera - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Lake Riviera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find Clear Lake Riviera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clear Lake Riviera.

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

  • Lower Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelseyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Highland Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
  • Lakeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hough Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
  • Bartlett Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
  • Upper Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Asti
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Asti is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
  • Pieta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pieta is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieta
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Geyserville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Clear Lake Riviera ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Lake Riviera.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Lake Riviera, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Lake Riviera.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Clear Lake Riviera:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Lake Riviera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clear Lake Riviera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.