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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Solano City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Solano City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Solano City, please Contact Us.
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 Solano City (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 Solano City. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Solano City is historic, it would have been located within present day Solano 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 Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Solano City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solano City:
- Solano County (The home county of Solano City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Denverton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Travis Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Birds Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Suisun City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Leisure Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Vacaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Mankas Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bethel Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- American Canyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Napa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Merazo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Spanish Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yountville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Isleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ryde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Locke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Arno ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Terminous
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- North Woodbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- McGill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Vineburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Greendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Winters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Swingle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- West Sacramento
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solano City, see our County-by-County Page for Solano City.
Cemeteries Near Solano City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solano City.
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 Solano City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solano City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silveyville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Military Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <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.
While we didn't find Solano City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Solano City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solano City, with the one closest to Solano City listed first.
- Denverton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Birds Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vanden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maine Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Binghamton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Binghamton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Suisun City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Rio Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vacaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Violet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solano City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solano City.
Newspapers Published in Solano City ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solano City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solano City, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solano City.
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 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 Solano City:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Sonoma County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Solano City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Solano City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |