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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Holden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holden, please Contact Us.

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 Holden (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 Holden. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Holden is historic, it would have been located within present day San Joaquin County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Holden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Walthal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walthal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walthal
      • From Holden to Walthal
    • Peters
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellota
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellota
      • From Holden to Bellota
    • Farmington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County
    • Morada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
    • Kennedy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
    • August
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for August have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for August
      • August is located in San Joaquin County
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ortega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ortega
      • From Holden to Ortega
    • Five Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Manteca Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
    • Ione
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ione
      • From Holden to Ione
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carbondale
      • From Holden to Carbondale
    • May ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jenny Lind
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lost City
      • From Holden to Lost City
    • Telegraph City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oregon Bar
      • From Holden to Oregon Bar
    • Campo Seco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Holden to Petersburg
    • Copper Cove Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Sacramento County
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
    • Del Rio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Stewart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stewart
      • From Holden to Stewart
    • Salida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Adela
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Oakdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Modesto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bystrom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bystrom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverdale Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Holden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holden.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.

Holden itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Walthal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walthal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walthal
    • From Holden to Walthal
  • Peters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
  • Collegeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bellota
    • From Holden to Bellota
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • French Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lockeford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cometa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cometa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cometa
      • From Holden to Cometa
    • Pope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
      • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Holden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holden.

Newspapers Published in Holden ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holden, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Holden:

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9797, Longitude: -121.1064       In this case, the coordinates for Holden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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