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 Medanos (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 Medanos. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Medanos is located in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.
Below are the counties that are near Los Medanos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Los Medanos:
- Contra Costa County (The home county of Los Medanos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Knightsen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Komandorski Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- San Ramon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Dublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Canyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Allendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Havenscourt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Havenscourt is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenscourt
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Normandy Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Piedmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- American Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Isleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Vorden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Terminous
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Country Club
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Taison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Thornton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Tracy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Henderson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Stockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wainwright Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Birds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rio Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Benicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Travis Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Suisun City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vallejo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mankas Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Yolo County
- Greendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Los Medanos, see our County-by-County Page for Los Medanos.
Cemeteries Near Los Medanos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Medanos.
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 Medanos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Los Medanos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <2>
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Los Medanos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Los Medanos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Los Medanos, with the one closest to Los Medanos listed first.
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAvoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
- Bay Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Birds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Pacheco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Los Medanos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Los Medanos.
Newspapers Published in Los Medanos ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Medanos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Los Medanos, 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 Los Medanos.
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 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 Medanos:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Contra Costa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Yolo 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 Los Medanos, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Los Medanos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |