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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Port Chicago. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Port Chicago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Chicago, please Contact Us.

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 Port Chicago (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 Port Chicago. 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 Port Chicago ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Chicago: Prt. Chicago

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Port Chicago is historic, it would have been located within present day Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.

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

  • Contra Costa County     (The home county of Port Chicago)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Clyde
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bay Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Avon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
    • West Pittsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
      • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Concord
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
    • Vine Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
      • Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
    • Mountain View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
    • Pacheco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
    • Pittsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Canyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Normandy Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
      • Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
    • Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Berkeley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montclair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Alameda County
    • Rochedale Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
      • Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
    • University Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Alameda County
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Berkeley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
      • South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for South Berkeley:
      • Lorin
    • Allendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Alameda County
    • Emeryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Alameda County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Fort McDowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
    • Tiburon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Cay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
      • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
    • San Quentin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Belvedere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bel Aire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
      • Bel Aire is located in Marin County
    • Cerro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
      • Cerro is located in Marin County
    • Santa Venetia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Venetia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
      • Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
    • Corte Madera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Brae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rafael Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • American Canyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lombard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Napa County
    • Middleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suscol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
    • Merazo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Yountville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Isleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ryde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vorden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Walnut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Chinatown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sydney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanico Ergina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Friendship Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
    • San Francisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Joaquin County
    • Terminous
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • Benicia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Birds Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Suisun City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
      • Suisun City is located in Solano County
      • 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 <3>
    • Denverton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Vallejo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Travis Field
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Green Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Chicago, with the one closest to Port Chicago listed first.
    • McGill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
    • Vineburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temelec
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temelec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
      • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
    • El Verano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Chicago ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Chicago.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Chicago. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Chicago and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Chicago.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Port Chicago.

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 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 Port Chicago:

Cemeteries Near Port Chicago ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Chicago.

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

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

  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics Cemetery
  • Military Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
  • Alhambra Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alhambra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alhambra Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Benicia City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benicia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benicia City Cemetery
  • Oakmount Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
  • Oakmont Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Memorial Park
  • Queen of Haven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Haven Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • All Souls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Souls Cemetery
    • Carquinez Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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.

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

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

  • Avon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Bay Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McAvoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
    • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
  • Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Pacheco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
  • Cornwall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Benicia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Port Costa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Teal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Teal is located in Solano County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nortonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
    • Collinsville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Solano County
    • Somersville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
      • Somersville 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 Port Chicago. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Chicago.

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Port Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Chicago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0483, Longitude: -122.0212    
<6>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.




 

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