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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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo (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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo. 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 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.

Punta Del Ano Nuevo is located in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County: Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.

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

  • San Mateo County     (The home county of Punta Del Ano Nuevo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.
    • Pescadero
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Loma Mar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • La Honda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • San Gregorio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Martins Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
      • Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
    • Portola Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Searsville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
    • Ladera
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
      • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
    • Adobe Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
      • Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • West Menlo Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Lake Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
      • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
    • Half Moon Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City
    • Albrae ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albrae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
      • Albrae is located in Alameda County
    • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkins Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
      • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Clara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.
    • Saratoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Los Altos Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Loyola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
      • Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
    • Champagne Fountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
      • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
    • Chemeketa Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
      • Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Holy City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
      • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Lexington ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
    • Monte Sereno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Redwood Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cupertino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Altos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Castro City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Escondido Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escondido Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
      • Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.
    • Swanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Boulder Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Davenport Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Landing
      • Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Brookdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bonny Doon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davenport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Lomond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lompico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
      • Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Felton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eccles ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eccles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
      • Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Zayante
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
      • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Mount Hermon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Santa Cruz County

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

Cemeteries Near Punta Del Ano Nuevo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Punta Del Ano Nuevo.

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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.

  • Cascade Ranch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cascade Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cascade Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cascade Ranch Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Pescadero.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549553 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Felton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274025 <5>
  • Madronia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madronia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madronia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gates of Heaven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alta Mesa Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Community Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Community Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilarcitos Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilarcitos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilarcitos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Punta Del Ano Nuevo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Punta Del Ano Nuevo, with the one closest to Punta Del Ano Nuevo listed first.

  • Pescadero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • San Gregorio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boulder Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Doon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Lomond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Felton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Searsville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
  • Zayante
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
    • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Saratoga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Woodside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Half Moon Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patchen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patchen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
      • Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
    • Mountain View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County

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

Newspapers Published in Punta Del Ano Nuevo ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Punta Del Ano Nuevo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Punta Del Ano Nuevo, 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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo.

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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo:

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

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.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>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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Punta Del Ano Nuevo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Punta Del Ano Nuevo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1711, Longitude: -122.3416       In this case, the coordinates for Punta Del Ano Nuevo 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 Punta Del Ano Nuevo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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