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 Livermore (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 Livermore. 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.
A Few Details for Livermore ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Livermore was established in 1835.
- It was incorporated on April 1, 1876.
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.
Livermore is located in Alameda County.
To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alameda County: Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Livermore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Livermore:
- Alameda County (The home county of Livermore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laddville
- From Livermore to Laddville
- Pleasanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Scotts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Komandorski Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komandorski Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tesla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tesla
- From Livermore to Tesla
- Sunol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Ramon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ramon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Alameda County
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albrae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albrae
- From Livermore to Albrae
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- Tassajara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- San Ramon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diablo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Marsh Creek Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Discovery Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carnegie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carnegie
- From Livermore to Carnegie
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Tracy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wainwright Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Lyoth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyoth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
- Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
- Banta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernalis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- French Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taft Mosswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- East Palo Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fair Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
- North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Atherton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foster City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- San Carlos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Menlo Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- Milpitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Foothills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alviso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Agnew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Clara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Jose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunol - Midtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Castro City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Livermore, see our County-by-County Page for Livermore.
Cemeteries Near Livermore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Livermore.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Livermore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dublin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ohlone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ohlones Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohlones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohlones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission San Jose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Irvington Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Livermore had a population of 1,391 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Livermore had a population of 91,617 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Livermore, with the one closest to Livermore listed first.
- Pleasanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Alameda County
- San Ramon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvarado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Alvarado is located in Alameda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alvarado
- From Livermore to Alvarado
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Milpitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tracy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Livermore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livermore.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Livermore ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Livermore.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Livermore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Livermore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Livermore.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Livermore.
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 either 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 Livermore:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Alameda County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Livermore: www.ci.livermore.ca.us/
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Livermore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Livermore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Livermore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6836, Longitude: -121.7667 |