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 La Carbonera (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 La Carbonera. 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.
La Carbonera is located in Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara.
Below are the counties that are near La Carbonera. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Carbonera:
- Santa Cruz County (The home county of La Carbonera)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Carbonera, with the one closest to La Carbonera listed first.
- Davenport Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Landing
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Davenport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bonny Doon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Lomond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eccles ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
- Mount Hermon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paradise Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Lompico
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Pasatiempo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pasatiempo is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasatiempo
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Carbonera, with the one closest to La Carbonera listed first.
- Pescadero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loma Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Honda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- San Gregorio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martins Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Portola Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Ladera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- Adobe Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
- Woodside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Menlo Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Carbonera, with the one closest to La Carbonera listed first.
- Chemeketa Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lexington Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Patchen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Redwood Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Monte Sereno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champagne Fountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Los Gatos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loyola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Cupertino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Los Altos Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Carbonera, see our County-by-County Page for La Carbonera.
Cemeteries Near La Carbonera ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Carbonera.
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 La Carbonera - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Carbonera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Carbonera, with the one closest to La Carbonera listed first.
- Cascade Ranch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Felton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Felton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274025 <3>
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Santa Cruz Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <3>
- Soquel Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
- The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beit Olam Cemetery
- Eternal Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <3>
- Madronia Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day Valley Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 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 La Carbonera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Carbonera.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Carbonera, with the one closest to La Carbonera listed first.
- Bonny Doon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Lomond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pescadero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Cruz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zayante
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- San Gregorio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Soquel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Patchen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Aptos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Carbonera. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Carbonera.
Newspapers Published in La Carbonera ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Carbonera.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Carbonera, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Carbonera.
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 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 La Carbonera:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Cruz County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- San Mateo County
- Santa Clara 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> | 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- La Carbonera) 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 La Carbonera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |