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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kobe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kobe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kobe, 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 Kobe (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 Kobe. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kobe is historic, it would have been located within present day Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.
Below are the counties that are near Kobe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kobe:
- Yolo County (The home county of Kobe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- West Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broderick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swingle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- El Macero
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Yolo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Lakeridge Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
- Crescent Ridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
- El Dorado Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franciscan Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Governors Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
- La Cresta Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Marina Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Oak Ridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
- Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Ridgeview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
- Saint Andrews Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
- Napa County
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Riego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Rocklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Loomis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penryn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Virginiatown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ben Ali
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Town and Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rio Linda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Elverta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Batavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Elmira
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Vacaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Travis Field
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robbins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nicolas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nicolaus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marcuse ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marcuse is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
- Rio Oso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yuba County
- Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kobe, see our County-by-County Page for Kobe.
Cemeteries Near Kobe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kobe.
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 Kobe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kobe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Masonic Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacramento City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
- The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <3>
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tremont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Kobe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kobe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kobe, with the one closest to Kobe listed first.
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Swingle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Merritt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Merritt is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Mullen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mullen is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Manlove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manlove is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
- Arcade ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Mayhew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kobe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kobe.
Newspapers Published in Kobe ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kobe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kobe, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kobe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kobe:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Yolo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Napa County
- Placer County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Sutter County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Kobe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kobe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |