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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 Clearlake Highlands (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 Clearlake Highlands. 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 Clearlake Highlands ...

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: Clear Lake Highlands.

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 southeast 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 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.

Clearlake Highlands 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 Clearlake Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clearlake Highlands:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Clearlake Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.
    • Clearlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clearlake Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lower Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seigler Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Glenview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Salminas Resort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Soda Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cobb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Pine Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Kelseyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.
    • Wilbur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Lodoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
    • Stonyford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Devils Elbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Sites
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Genevra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.
    • Hopland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Yorkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Angwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
    • Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Kellogg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Cloverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Geyserville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Healdsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mark West Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.
    • Rumsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Guinda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Clearlake Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clearlake Highlands.

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 Clearlake Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands 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 Clearlake Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clearlake Highlands.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clearlake Highlands, with the one closest to Clearlake Highlands listed first.

  • Lower Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Kelseyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hough Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
  • Highland Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
  • Lakeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bartlett Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
  • Knoxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Leesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Upper Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cloverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Asti is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
    • Geyserville
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Clearlake Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearlake Highlands.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clearlake Highlands ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearlake Highlands.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clearlake Highlands. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clearlake Highlands and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clearlake Highlands.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Clearlake Highlands.

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 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 Clearlake Highlands:

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