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 Los Huecos (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 Huecos. 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.
Los Huecos 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 Los Huecos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Los Huecos:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of Los Huecos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Coyote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Madrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- East Foothills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
- Alum Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Seven Trees
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- San Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- English Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- New Almaden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alamitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Rucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- San Jose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Scotts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 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)
- Pleasanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Aromas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pajaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Dunneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- River Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Vernalis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Lyoth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
- Tracy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- Wainwright Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- The Willows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Alma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Interlaken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Corralitos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Day Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Strongs Mobile Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amesti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colache Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
- Aptos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Westley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Newman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Los Huecos, see our County-by-County Page for Los Huecos.
Cemeteries Near Los Huecos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Huecos.
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 Los Huecos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Los Huecos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
- Hacienda Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mission City Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
- The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brichetto Tomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brichetto Tomb
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brichetto Tomb is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7862 <2>
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 Los Huecos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Los Huecos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Los Huecos, with the one closest to Los Huecos listed first.
- Coyote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Madrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Alamitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- New Almaden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryessa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
- College Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- San Jose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milpitas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Los Huecos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Los Huecos.
Newspapers Published in Los Huecos ...
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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Huecos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Los Huecos, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Los Huecos.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Los Huecos:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- San Joaquin County
- Santa Cruz County
- Stanislaus 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Los Huecos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Los Huecos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |