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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 Oakmont (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 Oakmont. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Oakmont is located in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

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

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Oakmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
    • Melita
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Kenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • Glen Ellen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • Roseland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
    • Santa Rosa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Santa Rosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
    • Eldridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohnert Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotati
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
    • Middletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
    • Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Salminas Resort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
    • Seigler Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
    • Tomales
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Novato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Marin County
    • Dillon Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
    • Nicks Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rafael Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafael Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
      • Rafael Village is located in Marin County
    • Nicasio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
    • Saint Helena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutherford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Calistoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodleaf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Angwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pope Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Merazo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <1>
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
    • Mankas Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mare Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Vallejo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Oakmont ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakmont, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakmont.

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 Oakmont:

Cemeteries Near Oakmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakmont.

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

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

  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Home Cemetery
  • Bennett Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Valley Cemetery
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
  • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park
  • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moke Cemetery
  • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Saint Helena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502737 <5>
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Helena Public Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
      • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Helena Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <5>
    • Eldridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Melita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Glen Ellen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Madrone ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
    • Madrone is located in Sonoma County
  • Yulupa ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yulupa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
    • Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
  • Saint Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
    • Barro is located in Napa County
  • Cotati
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
    • Bale is located in Napa County
  • Calistoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

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

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 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.
<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>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- Oakmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4407, Longitude: -122.6044       In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Oakmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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