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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 Dorr Place (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 Dorr Place. 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 Dorr Place ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dorr Place: Dorr Pl. (or less commonly used: Dorr Plc.)

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 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.

Dorr Place is located in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

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

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Dorr Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorr Place, with the one closest to Dorr Place listed first.
    • Cazadero
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Guerneville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Nido
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Villa Grande
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Geyserville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncans Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jenner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Monte Rio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Ross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Ross is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ross
    • Healdsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Camp Rose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Forestville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorr Place, with the one closest to Dorr Place listed first.
    • Cobb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Pine Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Glenview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Salminas Resort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Seigler Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Finley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelseyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Soda Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorr Place, with the one closest to Dorr Place listed first.
    • Dillon Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tomales
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamlet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Nicks Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorr Place, with the one closest to Dorr Place listed first.
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Yorkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hopland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gualala
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Anchor Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
    • Boonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorr Place, with the one closest to Dorr Place listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Calistoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Dorr Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorr Place.

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 Dorr Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Seaview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwood Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugarloaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Olive Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benitz Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncans Mills Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McPeak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Ranch Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Cloverdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cloverdale.
      • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haywards Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #991087 <2>
    • Beeson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Forestview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Cazadero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Seaview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seaview is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
  • Guerneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Ross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Ross is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ross
  • Duncans Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Geyserville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Asti
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Asti is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Forestville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Preston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Dorr Place ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorr Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorr Place, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorr Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dorr Place:

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