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 San Lorenzo Park (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 San Lorenzo Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
San Lorenzo Park 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 San Lorenzo Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Lorenzo Park:
- Santa Cruz County (The home county of San Lorenzo Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Boulder Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Ben Lomond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lompico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Eccles ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
- Zayante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Bonny Doon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
- Former names for Fremont:
- Centerville
- Irvington
- Mission San Jose
- Niles
- Warm Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
- Former name for Union City:
- Decoto
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
- Sunol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey County
- Pajaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Loma Mar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Honda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portola Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pescadero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ladera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- West Menlo Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- San Gregorio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menlo Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adobe Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
- Atherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martins Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Lexington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Monte Sereno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chemeketa Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lexington Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Patchen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Redwood Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Champagne Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Los Gatos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cupertino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loyola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Rancho Rinconada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Rinconada is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Rinconada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to San Lorenzo Park, see our County-by-County Page for San Lorenzo Park.
Cemeteries Near San Lorenzo Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Lorenzo Park.
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 San Lorenzo Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Lorenzo Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Madronia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Ranch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Felton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mission City Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Santa Cruz Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find San Lorenzo Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Lorenzo Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from San Lorenzo Park, with the one closest to San Lorenzo Park listed first.
- Boulder Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ben Lomond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zayante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Patchen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Bonny Doon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Los Gatos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pescadero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around San Lorenzo Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Lorenzo Park.
Newspapers Published in San Lorenzo Park ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Lorenzo Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Lorenzo Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Lorenzo Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 San Lorenzo Park:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Cruz County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Mateo 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> | 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- San Lorenzo Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 San Lorenzo Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |