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 Palm Tract (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 Palm Tract. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Palm Tract is located in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.
Below are the counties that are near Palm Tract. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palm Tract:
- Contra Costa County (The home county of Palm Tract)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Bixler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Discovery Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knightsen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Komandorski Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- San Ramon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Isleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ryde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Locke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vorden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
- Hood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Herald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Terminous
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Country Club
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taft Mosswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- August
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- August is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for August
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Wainwright Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- French Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Banta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birds Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Travis Field
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Yolo County
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palm Tract, see our County-by-County Page for Palm Tract.
Cemeteries Near Palm Tract ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palm Tract.
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 Palm Tract - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palm Tract covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- Oak View Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stockton Rural Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
- The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <2>
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chinese Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tracy Public Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Palm Tract in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palm Tract.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palm Tract, with the one closest to Palm Tract listed first.
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Isleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Banta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palm Tract. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palm Tract.
Newspapers Published in Palm Tract ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm Tract.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palm Tract, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palm Tract.
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 helpful 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 Palm Tract:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Contra Costa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano 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> | 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 Palm Tract, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Palm Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |