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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 Miramontes (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 Miramontes. 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 doctors and 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.

Miramontes is located in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County: Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.

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

  • San Mateo County     (The home county of Miramontes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Half Moon Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • El Granada
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
    • Highlands - Baywood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Highlands is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
    • Montara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moss Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adobe Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
    • Emerald Lake Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
    • Hillsborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Russell City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Russell City is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Mount Eden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Lorenzo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Albrae ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Albrae is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
    • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
    • Alameda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookfield Village is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Village
    • Cherryland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryland is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryland
    • Hayward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Contra Costa County
    • Moraga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
      • Former name for Moraga:
      • Willow Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <1>
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Belvedere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort McDowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
    • Sausalito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Manzanita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Manzanita is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
    • Marin City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Marin City is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marin City
    • Muir Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tiburon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Strawberry is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Tamalpais - Homestead Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Stonestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
    • Doelger City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
    • Mission District
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mission District is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
    • San Francisco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
    • Friendship Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
    • Chinatown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Escondido Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
    • Stanford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Palo Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ventura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Los Altos Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Castro City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
    • Los Altos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Loyola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
    • Mountain View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cupertino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Alviso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramontes, with the one closest to Miramontes listed first.
    • Boulder Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Swanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Brookdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma

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

Cemeteries Near Miramontes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miramontes.

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

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

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pilarcitos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Skylawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Community Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Golden Gate National Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Orange Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Golden Hill Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8038 <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 Miramontes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miramontes.

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

  • Half Moon Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • San Gregorio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • San Carlos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • San Mateo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Searsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
  • Redwood City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Millbrae
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fair Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • San Bruno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pescadero
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Menlo Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Baden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Baden is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
    • Mayfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miramontes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miramontes.

Newspapers Published in Miramontes ...

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 Miramontes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miramontes, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miramontes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Miramontes:

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 Miramontes, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miramontes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.