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 Steel Canyon Resort (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 Steel Canyon Resort. 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.
Name Variations for Steel Canyon Resort ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Steel Canyon Resort: Steel Cyn. Resort (or less commonly used: Steel Canyn. Resort or Steel Cnyn. Resort)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Steel Canyon Resort 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 Steel Canyon Resort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steel Canyon Resort:
- Napa County (The home county of Steel Canyon Resort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Spanish Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Las Putas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Las Putas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pope Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Angwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Napa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Valley Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Vacaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mankas Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Suisun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Travis Field
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boyes Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vineburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- El Verano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temelec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Melita
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melita is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- McGill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Kellogg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Winters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Capay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esparto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Guinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yolo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zamora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- El Macero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steel Canyon Resort, see our County-by-County Page for Steel Canyon Resort.
Cemeteries Near Steel Canyon Resort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steel Canyon Resort.
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 Steel Canyon Resort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steel Canyon Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Monticello Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wragg Canyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Winters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winters.
- The Winters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8452 <2>
- Corbin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Napa Redwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tulocay Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Helena Public Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Steel Canyon Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steel Canyon Resort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steel Canyon Resort, with the one closest to Steel Canyon Resort listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Napa Soda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napa Soda Springs is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Soda Springs
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Knoll is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
- Winters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Pope Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Napa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Vacaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Citrona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Citrona is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steel Canyon Resort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steel Canyon Resort.
Newspapers Published in Steel Canyon Resort ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steel Canyon Resort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steel Canyon Resort, 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 Steel Canyon Resort.
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 Steel Canyon Resort:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Napa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Solano County
- Sonoma 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steel Canyon Resort) 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 Steel Canyon Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |