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 Four Corners (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 Four Corners. 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 Four Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Four Corners: Four Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Four Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Four Corners.
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.
Four Corners 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 Four Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Corners:
- Sonoma County (The home county of Four Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Vineburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sonoma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temelec
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Boyes Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Verano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Eldridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Glen Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Sears Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Petaluma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Berkeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Rochedale Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Sobrante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
- Rodeo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tormey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Bayview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Crockett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gateley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Hercules
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Tara Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- Port Costa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollingwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- El Sobrante
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Novato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ignacio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Rafael Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Cerro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- Santa Venetia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Terra Linda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terra Linda is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Linda
- Nicasio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodacre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Knolls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lagunitas - Forest Knolls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Merazo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Napa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Yountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- American Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Saint Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Angwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Guadalcanal Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Green Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vallejo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mankas Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Benicia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Suisun City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Vacaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Travis Field
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Hartley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Four Corners.
Cemeteries Near Four Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Corners.
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 Four Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Four Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Partrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Partrick Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Napa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433832 <2>
- Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
- Napa Redwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Redwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Napa.
- The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <2>
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
- The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Broadhurst - Gridley Cemetery
- Stephen Broadhust Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238593 <2>
- Thompson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Veterans Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Yountville.
- The Veterans Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- California State Veterans Home Cemetery
- Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery
- Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962430 <2>
- Cypress Hill Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Petaluma Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
- The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <2>
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Four Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Corners, with the one closest to Four Corners listed first.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sonoma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schellville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
- McGill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Madrone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Yulupa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
- Merazo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Glen Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Donahue ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
- Sears Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Oak Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petaluma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Napa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Corners.
Newspapers Published in Four Corners ...
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 Four Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Corners, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Corners.
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 Four Corners:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sonoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Solano County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Four Corners) 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 Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |