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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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga (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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Encinal Y Buena Esperanga is located in Monterey 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 Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

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

  • Monterey County     (The home county of Encinal Y Buena Esperanga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.
    • Chualar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonzales
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Spreckels
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Salinas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boronda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boronda is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
    • Santa Rita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Serra Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
    • Ambler Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Prunedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Soledad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmel Valley Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.
    • Paicines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgemark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
    • Tres Pinos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • San Juan Bautista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinnacles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
    • River Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • Dunneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
    • San Benito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • San Benito is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Gilroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
    • Bell Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
    • Rucker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.
    • Colache Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Watsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Interlaken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Freedom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Strongs Mobile Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Amesti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
    • La Selva Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Encinal Y Buena Esperanga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Encinal Y Buena Esperanga.

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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.

  • Yamat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paicines Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Soledad Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #670325 <3>
    • Hambey Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Encinal Y Buena Esperanga.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, with the one closest to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga listed first.

  • Chualar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Gonzales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Natividad
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Salinas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Rita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Paicines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Soledad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tres Pinos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Castroville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Elkhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Seaside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent

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

Newspapers Published in Encinal Y Buena Esperanga ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Encinal Y Buena Esperanga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Encinal Y Buena Esperanga.

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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga:

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' (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- Encinal Y Buena Esperanga) 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.