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 Shellville Colony (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 Shellville Colony. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Shellville Colony is located in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.
Below are the counties that are near Shellville Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shellville Colony:
- Sonoma County (The home county of Shellville Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Vineburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Sonoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McGill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Temelec
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Boyes Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- El Verano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Eldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- University Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Berkeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Rochedale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- South Berkeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Emeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Rodeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tormey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Valona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Bayview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Gateley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Pinole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sobrante
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
- Crockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hercules
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tara Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- Port Costa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- El Sobrante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Novato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rafael Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Santa Venetia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Cerro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- Terra Linda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Linda is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Linda
- San Rafael
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nicasio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Merazo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Napa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Lombard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- American Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- San Francisco County
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Guadalcanal Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Green Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vallejo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mankas Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Benicia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Suisun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- 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 <1>
- Vacaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Travis Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Yolo County
- Winters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shellville Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Shellville Colony.
Cemeteries Near Shellville Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shellville Colony.
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 Shellville Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shellville Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Partrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Partrick Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Napa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433832 <2>
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
- The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <2>
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
- The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Broadhurst - Gridley Cemetery
- Stephen Broadhust Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238593 <2>
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tulocay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulocay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8411 <2>
- Napa Redwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Redwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Napa.
- The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <2>
- Eldridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
- Valley Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Shellville Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shellville Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shellville Colony, with the one closest to Shellville Colony listed first.
- Schellville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schellville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
- McGill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Merazo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Sonoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Donahue ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
- Napa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madrone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Yulupa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
- Napa Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Napa Junction is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Knoll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
- Black Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Point is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Glen Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shellville Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shellville Colony.
Newspapers Published in Shellville Colony ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shellville Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shellville Colony, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shellville Colony.
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 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 Shellville Colony:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sonoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- San Francisco County
- Solano County
- Yolo 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shellville Colony) 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 Shellville Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |