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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 McAvoy (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 McAvoy. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

McAvoy is located in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.

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

  • Contra Costa County     (The home county of McAvoy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Bay Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Pittsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
      • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Clyde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
    • Port Chicago ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
      • Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
    • Pittsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
    • Pacheco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
      • Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
    • Antioch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Mountain View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Canyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montclair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Alameda County
    • Normandy Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
      • Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
    • Piedmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochedale Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
      • Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
    • San Ramon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ramon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
      • San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
    • Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Alameda County
    • Berkeley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Alameda County
    • South Berkeley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
      • South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for South Berkeley:
      • Lorin
    • University Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Alameda County
    • East Oakland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakland
      • East Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Fort McDowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
    • Belvedere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiburon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Cay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
      • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
    • San Quentin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bel Aire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
      • Bel Aire is located in Marin County
    • Santa Venetia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Venetia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
      • Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • American Canyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lombard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Napa County
    • Middleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suscol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
    • Merazo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Isleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ryde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
    • Vorden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Walnut Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Courtland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Chinatown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sydney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Terminous
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • Holt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Birds Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Benicia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Denverton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Suisun City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
      • Suisun City is located in Solano County
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Travis Field
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Rio Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallejo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mare Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Green Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAvoy, with the one closest to McAvoy listed first.
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
    • Sears Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sears Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
      • Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
    • McGill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Vineburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo County
    • Greendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County

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

Cemeteries Near McAvoy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McAvoy.

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

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

  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakmont Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Military Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakmount Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen of Haven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • 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.
  • New Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak View Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holly Cross Cemetery
    • Benicia City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benicia City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benicia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
    • Alhambra Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alhambra Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alhambra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 in 1895, McAvoy had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Bay Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cornwall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Pacheco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nortonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Somersville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
    • Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Stewartville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Antioch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
  • Birds Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Martinez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Walnut Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benicia
      (10 miles [16.1 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 McAvoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around McAvoy.

Newspapers Published in McAvoy ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around McAvoy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McAvoy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McAvoy.

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 McAvoy:

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

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.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>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 McAvoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McAvoy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAvoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0385, Longitude: -121.9602       In this case, the coordinates for McAvoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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