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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 Rancho Corral de Tierra (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 Rancho Corral de Tierra. 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 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 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.

Rancho Corral de Tierra is located in Monterey 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 Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

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

  • Monterey County     (The home county of Rancho Corral de Tierra)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Corral de Tierra, with the one closest to Rancho Corral de Tierra listed first.
    • Ambler Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Carmel Valley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Serra Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
    • Del Rey Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Spreckels
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Ord Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Ord Village is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ord Village
    • Sand City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattco ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Prattco is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
    • Monterey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel-by-the-Sea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Carmel Highlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carmel Highlands is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Highlands
    • Carmelito ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carmelito is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmelito
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Corral de Tierra, with the one closest to Rancho Corral de Tierra listed first.
    • San Juan Bautista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • River Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • Ridgemark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
    • Hollister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paicines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tres Pinos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Clara County
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Santa Cruz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Corral de Tierra, with the one closest to Rancho Corral de Tierra listed first.
    • Watsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Colache Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Freedom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Interlaken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • La Selva Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Amesti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
    • Rio del Mar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Strongs Mobile Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Rancho Corral de Tierra ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rancho Corral de Tierra.

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 Rancho Corral de Tierra - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rancho Corral de Tierra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rancho Corral de Tierra, with the one closest to Rancho Corral de Tierra listed first.

  • Mission Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • El Encinal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • San Carlos Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yamat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carmel Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Mission Cemetery is located in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
    • The Carmel Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mission Carmel Cemetery
    • Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640417 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • El Carmeto Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Castroville Public Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
      • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Castroville Cemetery
      • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
      • Moss Landing Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <2>
    • Hambey Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Soledad Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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 Rancho Corral de Tierra in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rancho Corral de Tierra.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rancho Corral de Tierra, with the one closest to Rancho Corral de Tierra listed first.

  • Seaside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Chualar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Salinas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pacific Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Rita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Natividad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Castroville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Posts
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Posts is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Elkhorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Soledad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Vega ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Vega is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega

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

Newspapers Published in Rancho Corral de Tierra ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Corral de Tierra.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rancho Corral de Tierra, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rancho Corral de Tierra.

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 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 Rancho Corral de Tierra:

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 Rancho Corral de Tierra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Rancho Corral de Tierra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.