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 Vicente (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 Vicente. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
San Vicente 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 Vicente. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Vicente:
- Santa Cruz County (The home county of San Vicente)
- The following are listed by their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Swanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Bonny Doon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davenport Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Landing
- Ben Lomond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eccles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
- Lompico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Mount Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zayante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Pajaro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Las Lomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Moss Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Loma Mar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pescadero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Honda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- San Gregorio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portola Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ladera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Martins Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Adobe Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
- West Menlo Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Menlo Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Redwood Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chemeketa Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Lexington Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Patchen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Lexington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Monte Sereno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Champagne Fountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Los Gatos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambrian Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
- Cupertino
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to San Vicente, see our County-by-County Page for San Vicente.
Cemeteries Near San Vicente ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Vicente.
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 Vicente - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Vicente covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Felton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Cascade Ranch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Cruz Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- Soquel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Madronia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Vicente in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Vicente.
These communities are listed based on their distance from San Vicente, with the one closest to San Vicente listed first.
- Bonny Doon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Lomond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zayante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Santa Cruz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Patchen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Soquel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Los Gatos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pescadero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aptos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around San Vicente. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Vicente.
Newspapers Published in San Vicente ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Vicente.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Vicente, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Vicente.
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 helpful 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 Vicente:
- 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Vicente) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vicente, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |