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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 Dougherty (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 Dougherty. 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.

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

  • Alameda County     (The home county of Dougherty)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • Komandorski Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
    • Dublin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • San Ramon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
    • Pleasanton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
    • Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Scotts Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Sunol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Castro Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hayward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Union City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Cherryland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cherryland is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryland
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • San Ramon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tassajara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
    • Blackhawk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Diablo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Alamo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
    • Moraga
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Lafayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
  • Marin County
    • Fort McDowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • Chinatown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
    • Friendship Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
    • Mission District
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mission District is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
    • San Francisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • Carnegie ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Ellis ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Tracy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
    • Wainwright Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
    • Lyoth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
    • Banta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • East Palo Alto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Willows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Foster City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Fair Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
    • Atherton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Menlo Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwood City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • San Carlos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • San Mateo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Lake Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
    • Laurel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Burlingame
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • Alviso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Milpitas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Agnew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Palo Alto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Foothills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
    • Castro City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
    • Escondido Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
    • Ventura
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Alum Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
    • Santa Clara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dougherty, with the one closest to Dougherty listed first.
    • Benicia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Birds Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Dougherty ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dougherty.

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

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

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

  • Dublin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvington Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ohlone Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Pleasanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • San Ramon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Alamo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alvarado ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
  • San Lorenzo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • San Leandro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminary Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Walnut Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewartville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Lafayette
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Dougherty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dougherty.

Newspapers Published in Dougherty ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dougherty.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dougherty, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dougherty.

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 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 Dougherty:

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 Dougherty, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dougherty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.