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 Rob Roy 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 Rob Roy 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 Rob Roy 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rob Roy Junction: Rob Roy Jct. (or less commonly used: Rob Roy 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 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.
Rob Roy Junction is located in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara.
Below are the counties that are near Rob Roy Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rob Roy Junction:
- Santa Cruz County (The home county of Rob Roy Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rio del Mar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aptos
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Day Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- La Selva Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corralitos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amesti
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soquel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strongs Mobile Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Opal Cliffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- Pajaro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Las Lomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Vega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Moss Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aromas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prunedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Boronda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boronda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
- Prattco ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prattco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- River Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Juan Bautista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- Hollister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgemark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- Sveadal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- Patchen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- English Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- New Almaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chemeketa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lexington Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Redwood Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Madrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Morgan Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rob Roy Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Rob Roy Junction.
Cemeteries Near Rob Roy Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rob Roy 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.
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 Rob Roy Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rob Roy Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- Day Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soquel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
- The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beit Olam Cemetery
- Eternal Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <2>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Santa Cruz Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Felton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
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 Rob Roy Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rob Roy Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rob Roy Junction, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.
- Aptos
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corralitos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Soquel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Santa Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Zayante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- New Almaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rob Roy Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rob Roy Junction.
Newspapers Published in Rob Roy 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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rob Roy Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rob Roy Junction, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rob Roy 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 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 Rob Roy Junction:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Cruz County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- Santa Clara 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 Rob Roy Junction, 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' (or 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- Rob Roy Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |