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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 Jota (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 Jota. 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 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 Jota is located in Napa 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 Napa County: Lake, Solano, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Napa County     (The home county of La Jota)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Jota, with the one closest to La Jota listed first.
    • Angwin
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pope Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Calistoga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodleaf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Spanish Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Yountville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Jota, with the one closest to La Jota listed first.
    • Middletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Pine Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Cobb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seigler Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Glenbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Salminas Resort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Clearlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Clearlake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Jota, with the one closest to La Jota listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Vacaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Jota, with the one closest to La Jota listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Kellogg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Glen Ellen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mark West Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Eldridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • El Verano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Jota, with the one closest to La Jota listed first.
    • Brooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Capay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Esparto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rumsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Winters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near La Jota ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Jota.

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 Jota - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Angwin.
    • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <3>
  • Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Calistoga.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158234 <3>
  • Biter Family Cemetery
  • John Zegras Gravesite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <3>
  • St. Helena Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
    • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <3>
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
    • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <3>
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Yountville.
      • The George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978829 <3>
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pythian Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Jota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Jota.

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

  • Angwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pope Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bale is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
  • Barro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barro is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
  • Saint Helena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calistoga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yountville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Melita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kellogg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Glen Ellen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Knoll
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Jota. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Jota.

Newspapers Published in La Jota ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Jota.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Jota, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Jota.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 La Jota:

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 Jota) 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 Jota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.