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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 Stanislaus (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 Stanislaus. 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.

Stanislaus is located in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County: Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono & Stanislaus.

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

  • Tuolumne County     (The home county of Stanislaus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanislaus, with the one closest to Stanislaus listed first.
    • Columbia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Martinez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Cedar Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Squabbletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Greenley Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Peaceful Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Sonora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Rock Lodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
    • Twain Harte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Mi-Wuk Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanislaus, with the one closest to Stanislaus listed first.
    • Bear Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Alpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanislaus, with the one closest to Stanislaus listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Pioneer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanislaus, with the one closest to Stanislaus listed first.
    • Forest Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
    • Hathaway Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
    • Avery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Flat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Murphys
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fly-In Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fly-In Acres is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly-In Acres
    • Lakemont Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakemont Pines is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Pines
    • Vallecito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Meadowmont is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowmont
    • Pinebrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pinebrook is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebrook
    • Sheep Ranch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mariposa County
  • Stanislaus County

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

Cemeteries Near Stanislaus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanislaus.

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

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

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

  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sonora City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Sonora.
    • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Lode Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
      • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>
    • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Douglas Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Avery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murphys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Angels Camp
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Trees
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
  • Tuttletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • Mountain Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Soulsbyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tuolumne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rail Road Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • San Andreas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Stanislaus ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanislaus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanislaus, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanislaus.

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 either 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 Stanislaus:

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>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 Stanislaus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanislaus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.