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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 Oasis (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 Oasis. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Oasis is located in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County: Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Sonoma, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Mendocino County     (The home county of Oasis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
    • Hopland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Largo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
    • Yorkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Talmage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ukiah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • The Forks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
    • Boonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Calpella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwood Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Philo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
    • Lakeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Finley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Lakeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
    • Kelseyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Soda Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson Rancheria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Rancheria
      • Robinson Rancheria is located in Lake County
    • Saratoga Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
      • Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County
    • Upper Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lucerne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Cloverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercuryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
    • Geyserville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Healdsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Annapolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Sea Ranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Oasis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oasis.

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

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

  • Hopland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelsay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kelseyville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stone & Kelsey Gravesite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cloverdale.
    • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haywards Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #991087 <4>
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry Alter Gravesite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Alter Gravesite
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Alter Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507467 <4>
  • Upper Lake Rancheria Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Glenbrook Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northwest of Kelseyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2677191 <4>
    • Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Oasis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oasis.

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

  • Pieta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieta
    • Pieta is located in Mendocino County
  • Highland Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
  • Lakeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Largo ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Largo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Mendocino County
  • Kelseyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
  • Hermitage ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
  • Yorkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Talmage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Asti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
      • Asti is located in Sonoma County
    • Glenbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Ukiah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Oasis ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oasis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oasis, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oasis.

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 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 Oasis:

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oasis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oasis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9827, Longitude: -123.0039       In this case, the coordinates for Oasis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oasis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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