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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 Sanitarium (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 Sanitarium. 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 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.

Sanitarium is located in Napa 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 Napa County: Lake, Solano, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Napa County     (The home county of Sanitarium)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Angwin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pope Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Calistoga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutherford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodleaf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Oakville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yountville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Spanish Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Middletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Pine Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Cobb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seigler Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
    • Lower Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Salminas Resort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Glenview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Clearlake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Novato
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
    • Allendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Vacaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Kellogg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Glen Ellen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Mark West Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Eldridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Roseland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Fulton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanitarium, with the one closest to Sanitarium listed first.
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Capay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Esparto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Sanitarium ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanitarium.

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 Sanitarium - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Calistoga.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158234 <2>
  • St. Helena Public Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
    • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <2>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Angwin.
    • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <2>
  • Biter Family Cemetery
  • John Zegras Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
    • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <2>
  • Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <2>
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Pythian Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Home Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veterans Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Yountville.
      • The Veterans Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • California State Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery
      • Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962430 <2>
    • George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Yountville.
      • The George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978829 <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.<4>

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

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

  • Barro
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Barro is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
  • Bale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bale is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
  • Saint Helena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Angwin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutherford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calistoga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Melita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Yountville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Ellen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kellogg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Madrone ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Madrone is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
    • Yulupa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa

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

Newspapers Published in Sanitarium ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanitarium.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanitarium, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanitarium.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sanitarium:

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' (or 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- Sanitarium) 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 Sanitarium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.