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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 Curtner (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 Curtner. 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 doctors and 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.

Curtner is located in Alameda 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 Alameda County: Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • Alameda County     (The home county of Curtner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City
    • Albrae ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Albrae is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
    • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
    • Fremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fremont is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
      • Former names for Fremont:
      • Centerville
      • Irvington
      • Mission San Jose
      • Niles
      • Warm Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Sunol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Union City is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
      • Former name for Union City:
      • Decoto
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Pleasanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Mount Eden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • San Ramon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tassajara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
    • Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Blackhawk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Danville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
      • Former name for Danville:
      • Inmanville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
    • Diablo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Moraga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
      • Former name for Moraga:
      • Willow Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <1>
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
    • Lafayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • Carnegie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Ellis ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • East Palo Alto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Willows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Menlo Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • North Fair Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
    • Atherton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ladera
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
    • West Menlo Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Redwood City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Lake Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
    • Portola Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • San Carlos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Searsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • Milpitas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alviso
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Santa Clara
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Alum Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
    • East Foothills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
    • San Jose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <1>
    • Sunol - Midtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
    • Sunnyvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Burbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Burbank is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Fruitdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Castro City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtner, with the one closest to Curtner listed first.
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit has also been known as:
      • Loma Prieta
    • Laurel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • The Willows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Brookdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lompico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
    • Boulder Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Lomond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eccles ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
    • Zayante
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
    • Felton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Curtner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curtner.

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 Curtner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <2>
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Irvington Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ohlone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ohlones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
  • Mission City Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...

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 Curtner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curtner.

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

  • Milpitas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alviso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Agnew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Berryessa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Clara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Sunol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • San Jose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <1>
  • Mountain View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Palo Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Curtner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curtner.

Newspapers Published in Curtner ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curtner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curtner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curtner.

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 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 Curtner:

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 Curtner, 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- Curtner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.