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 Laguna Seca (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 Laguna Seca. 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 Laguna Seca 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 La Laguna Seca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Laguna Seca:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of La Laguna Seca)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- Coyote
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Morgan Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Almaden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Sveadal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- Alamitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Seven Trees
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- San Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Alum Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Cambrian Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
- Former names for Fremont:
- Centerville
- Irvington
- Mission San Jose
- Niles
- Warm Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- Pajaro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Aromas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Elkhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Moss Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prunedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Castroville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- River Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- Dunneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- San Juan Bautista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hollister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- East Palo Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ladera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- The Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Willows is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- The Willows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Corralitos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Day Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Alma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Amesti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Interlaken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Strongs Mobile Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aptos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Laguna Seca, see our County-by-County Page for La Laguna Seca.
Cemeteries Near La Laguna Seca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Laguna Seca.
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 Laguna Seca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Laguna Seca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
- Day Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mission City Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- St. Francis Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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.<3>
While we didn't find La Laguna Seca in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Laguna Seca.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Laguna Seca, with the one closest to La Laguna Seca listed first.
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Coyote
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- New Almaden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Alamitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Gilroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Los Gatos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Patchen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Corralitos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Laguna Seca. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Laguna Seca.
Newspapers Published in La Laguna Seca ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Laguna Seca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Laguna Seca, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Laguna Seca.
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 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 Laguna Seca:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- San Mateo 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 La Laguna Seca, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Laguna Seca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |