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 Mountain Home (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 Mountain Home. 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.
Name Variations for Mountain Home ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Home: Mtn. Home
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Home. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Home.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Home:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of Mountain Home)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- Sveadal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- New Almaden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- English Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Coyote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Morgan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alamitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Chemeketa Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lexington Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Patchen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Redwood Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- Pajaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Las Lomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Aromas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Moss Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Castroville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prunedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Boronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boronda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
- Marina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- River Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Juan Bautista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- Hollister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- La Honda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- Loma Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Palo Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portola Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Willows is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- The Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Day Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Corralitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Amesti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strongs Mobile Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Aptos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Home, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Home.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Home ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Home.
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 Mountain Home - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- Hacienda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Day Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soquel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
- The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beit Olam Cemetery
- Eternal Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <2>
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <2>
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Mountain Home in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Home.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
- New Almaden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Coyote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Madrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Corralitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alamitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Patchen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aptos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soquel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Los Gatos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Home.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Home ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Home.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home.
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 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 Mountain Home:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Cruz 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 Mountain Home, 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |