Welcome to Mare Island ...
So far, we found very little information about Mare Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mare Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mare Island, please Contact Us.
Mare Island would have been located within present day Solano County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Mare Island, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
A typical abbreviation for Mare Island: Mare Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Time Zone: The area where Mare Island was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Mare Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mare Island.
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
- Berkeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Solano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
- Napa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
- Napa is located in Napa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
- Walnut Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Creek <4>
- San Rafael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
- San Rafael is located in Marin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <4>
- Novato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
- Novato is located in Marin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
- Martinez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <4>
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mare Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mare Island.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mare Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mare Island.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mare Island. See our Newspapers Page for Mare Island.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mare Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |