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 Jurista (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 Jurista. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Jurista is located in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Jurista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jurista:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of Jurista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Gilroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- San Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Madrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Sveadal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- Coyote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- New Almaden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Alamitos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- Aromas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Las Lomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Pajaro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Prunedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Moss Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salinas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boronda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boronda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
- Spreckels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- River Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Juan Bautista
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- Hollister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgemark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
- Tres Pinos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paicines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- Interlaken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Colache Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
- Watsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strongs Mobile Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amesti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corralitos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Selva Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Day Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Rio del Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aptos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jurista, see our County-by-County Page for Jurista.
Cemeteries Near Jurista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jurista.
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 Jurista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jurista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- San Juan Bautista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hambey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castroville Public Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
- The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castroville Cemetery
- Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
- Moss Landing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <2>
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 Jurista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jurista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jurista, with the one closest to Jurista listed first.
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Carnadero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Gilroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Hollister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Watsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Natividad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Santa Rita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Corralitos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Castroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tres Pinos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jurista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jurista.
Newspapers Published in Jurista ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jurista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jurista, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jurista.
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 Jurista:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- Santa Cruz 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> | 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 Jurista, 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 from Point A (ie- Jurista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |