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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 Mountain House (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 House. 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 House ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Mountainhouse.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mountain House: Mtn. House

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Mountain House is located in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Mountain House)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain House, with the one closest to Mountain House listed first.
    • Ellis ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
    • Tracy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <2>
    • Wainwright Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
      • Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Banta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyoth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyoth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
      • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
    • Carnegie ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carnegie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
      • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
    • Holt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lathrop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <2>
    • Country Club
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
    • French Camp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Taft Mosswood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
      • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
    • Manteca Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain House, with the one closest to Mountain House listed first.
    • Altamont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Alameda County
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tesla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
      • Tesla is located in Alameda County
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
    • Livermore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Komandorski Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komandorski Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
      • Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
    • Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • San Ramon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Ramon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
      • San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
    • Scotts Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
      • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
    • Sunol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Alameda County
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Alameda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
      • Former names for Fremont:
      • Centerville
      • Irvington
      • Mission San Jose
      • Niles
      • Warm Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain House, with the one closest to Mountain House listed first.
    • Byron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Discovery Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bixler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Brentwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Tassajara
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
      • Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
    • Antioch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Blackhawk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
      • Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
  • Sacramento County
    • Isleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain House, with the one closest to Mountain House listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Birds Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain House, with the one closest to Mountain House listed first.
    • Grayson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
    • Westley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Salida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
    • Del Rio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Stewart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverdale Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Modesto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
      • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County

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

Cemeteries Near Mountain House ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain House.

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

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

  • Tracy Public Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brichetto Tomb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <4>
  • East Union Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Park View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Midway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Alameda County
  • Ellis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
  • Tracy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <2>
  • Byron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Banta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
    • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
  • Brentwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Livermore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lathrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <2>
  • French Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernalis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pleasanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Stewartville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain House ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain House.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain House, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain House.

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 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 Mountain House:

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

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mountain House, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7833, Longitude: -121.5427       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain House have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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