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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 Rio Vista Junction (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 Rio Vista Junction. 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 Rio Vista Junction ...

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 Rio Vista Junction: Rio Vista Jct. (or less commonly used: Rio Vista Jctn.)

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.

Rio Vista Junction is located in Solano 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 Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Solano County     (The home county of Rio Vista Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Solano City ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solano City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
      • Solano City is located in Solano County
    • Denverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
      • Denverton is located in Solano County
    • Travis Field
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
    • Birds Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Suisun City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Rio Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elmira
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leisure Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Vacaville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mankas Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • West Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
      • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bay Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Port Chicago ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
      • Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
    • Antioch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
    • Oakley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
    • Clayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Bethel Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Lombard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Napa County
    • American Canyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Middleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suscol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Napa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbud Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
    • Merazo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yountville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Isleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ryde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Vorden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
    • Courtland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Locke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
    • Hood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
    • Freeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Laguna West - Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laguna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Terminous
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
      • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokelumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
    • Thornton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Taison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • North Woodbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
    • McGill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Vineburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rio Vista Junction, with the one closest to Rio Vista Junction listed first.
    • Greendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
    • Winters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Clarksburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • El Macero
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Swingle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swingle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County

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

Newspapers Published in Rio Vista Junction ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rio Vista Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rio Vista Junction, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rio Vista Junction.

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 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 Rio Vista Junction:

Cemeteries Near Rio Vista Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rio Vista Junction.

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 Rio Vista Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holly Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • New Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Oak View Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Memorial Park
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silveyville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silveyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silveyville Cemetery
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominics Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominics Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Benicia City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benicia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Military Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Denverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
    • Denverton is located in Solano County
  • Birds Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cannon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Vanden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
    • Vanden is located in Solano County
  • Collinsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Solano County
  • Maine Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
    • Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Suisun City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Elmira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rio Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Binghamton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binghamton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
    • Binghamton is located in Solano County
  • Teal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Teal is located in Solano County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Vacaville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McAvoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
      • McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
    • Cornwall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall 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 Rio Vista Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rio Vista Junction.

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

The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Rio Vista Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rio Vista Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2060, Longitude: -121.8752       In this case, the coordinates for Rio Vista Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Rio Vista Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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