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 Napa Junction (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 Napa Junction. 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 Napa Junction ...
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 Napa Junction: Napa Jct. (or less commonly used: Napa Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Napa Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Napa Junction.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Napa Junction is located in Napa 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 Napa County: Lake, Solano, Sonoma & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Napa Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Napa Junction:
- Napa County (The home county of Napa Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Lombard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- American Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Merazo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Napa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Yountville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Spanish Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berkeley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- University Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Rochedale Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- South Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Emeryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Campbell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tormey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Valona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Port Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rodeo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bayview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Gateley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Hercules
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tara Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- Martinez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- El Sobrante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ignacio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Rafael Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Novato
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Santa Venetia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Cerro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- Terra Linda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Linda is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Linda
- San Quentin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Rafael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corte Madera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Chinatown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Amanico Ergina Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Friendship Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- Mission District
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- San Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Vallejo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guadalcanal Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Mankas Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Benicia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Suisun City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Travis Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vacaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Denverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Birds Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McGill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Vineburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Sonoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Temelec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Boyes Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- El Verano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Eldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ellen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petaluma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yolo County
- Winters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Napa Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Napa Junction.
Cemeteries Near Napa Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Napa Junction.
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 Napa Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Napa Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
- The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <2>
- Water Front Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <2>
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <2>
- All Souls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Catholic Cemetery
- Tulocay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulocay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8411 <2>
- Rockville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Military Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
- The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Broadhurst - Gridley Cemetery
- Stephen Broadhust Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238593 <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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Napa Junction had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Napa Junction, with the one closest to Napa Junction listed first.
- Flosden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flosden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Vallejo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cordelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Merazo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Napa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tormey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Selby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selby is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Port Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benicia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McGill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Sears Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Schellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schellville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Napa Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Napa Junction.
Newspapers Published in Napa Junction ...
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 Napa Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Napa Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Napa Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Napa Junction:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Napa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- San Francisco County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Yolo 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Napa Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Napa Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |