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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mirabel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mirabel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mirabel, please Contact Us.

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 Mirabel (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 Mirabel. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mirabel is historic, it would have been located within present day Lake 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 Lake County: Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mirabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mirabel, with the one closest to Mirabel listed first.
    • Middletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Cobb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Seigler Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Salminas Resort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Lower Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Clearlake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kelseyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Colusa County
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mirabel, with the one closest to Mirabel listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Calistoga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Angwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pope Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Oakville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Spanish Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Yountville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mirabel, with the one closest to Mirabel listed first.
    • Kellogg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
    • Mark West Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Camp Rose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Healdsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Melita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Fulton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Geyserville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Kenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Roseland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mirabel, with the one closest to Mirabel listed first.
    • Guinda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Capay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Mirabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mirabel.

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 Mirabel - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mirabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Middletown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
    • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <3>
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • John Zegras Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Biter Family Cemetery
  • Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <3>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Calistoga.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158234 <3>
  • Beeson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lower Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Angwin.
      • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <3>
    • St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

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

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

  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Calistoga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bale is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
  • Angwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barro is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
  • Glenbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Lower Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Melita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Knoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Geyserville
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Mirabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mirabel.

Newspapers Published in Mirabel ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mirabel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mirabel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mirabel.

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 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 Mirabel:

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 Mirabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mirabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.