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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 Los Carneros (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 Los Carneros. 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 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.

Los Carneros is located in Monterey 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 Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

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

  • Monterey County     (The home county of Los Carneros)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Carneros, with the one closest to Los Carneros listed first.
    • Las Lomas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
      • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
    • Elkhorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Aromas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pajaro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Prunedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moss Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Boronda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
      • Boronda is located in Monterey County
    • Salinas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
      • Marina is located in Monterey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <1>
    • Prattco ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prattco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
      • Prattco is located in Monterey County
    • Spreckels
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Carneros, with the one closest to Los Carneros listed first.
    • River Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • San Juan Bautista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dunneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
    • Hollister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ridgemark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
      • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
    • Tres Pinos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Paicines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Carneros, with the one closest to Los Carneros listed first.
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Gilroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
    • Rucker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
    • Sveadal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
      • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
    • San Martin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Morgan Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Madrone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
    • Coyote
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • English Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
      • English Town is located in Santa Clara County
    • New Almaden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bell Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
    • Holy City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
      • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Lexington Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
      • Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Carneros, with the one closest to Los Carneros listed first.
    • Watsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colache Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Interlaken
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Amesti
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
      • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Strongs Mobile Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Mobile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Mobile Village
      • Strongs Mobile Village is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Corralitos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • La Selva Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio del Mar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Day Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Aptos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Los Carneros ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Carneros.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Los Carneros, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Los Carneros.

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 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 Los Carneros:

Cemeteries Near Los Carneros ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Carneros.

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 Los Carneros covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hambey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambey Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Castroville Cemetery
    • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castroville Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <5>
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
  • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey County Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Day Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Yamat Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yamat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yamat Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Los Carneros in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Los Carneros.

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

  • Elkhorn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
  • Pajaro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
  • Watsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Castroville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santa Rita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
  • Natividad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natividad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • Corralitos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
  • Salinas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Carnadero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnadero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
    • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gilroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <1>
    • Aptos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Los Carneros. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<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- Los Carneros) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Los Carneros. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8550, Longitude: -121.7083       In this case, the coordinates for Los Carneros have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Los Carneros, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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