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 Strongs Mobile Village (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 Strongs Mobile Village. 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 Strongs Mobile Village ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Strongs Mobile Village: Strongs Mobile Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Strongs Mobile Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Strongs Mobile Village may originally have been Strong's Mobile Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Strongs Mobile Village might be written as Strong Mobile Village.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Strongs Mobile Village is located in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara.
Below are the counties that are near Strongs Mobile Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strongs Mobile Village:
- Santa Cruz County (The home county of Strongs Mobile Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- Amesti
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Interlaken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Corralitos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colache Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
- Watsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Day Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- La Selva Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rio del Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aptos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Opal Cliffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- Pajaro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Las Lomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Aromas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Moss Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Castroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prunedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Boronda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boronda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
- Marina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salinas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prattco ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prattco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- River Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Juan Bautista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgemark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
- Tres Pinos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- Sveadal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- Gilroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- San Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Morgan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Almaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coyote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- English Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Patchen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Chemeketa Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strongs Mobile Village, see our County-by-County Page for Strongs Mobile Village.
Cemeteries Near Strongs Mobile Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strongs Mobile Village.
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 Strongs Mobile Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strongs Mobile Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hambey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Soquel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
- The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beit Olam Cemetery
- Eternal Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <3>
- Castroville Public Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
- The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castroville Cemetery
- Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
- Moss Landing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <3>
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Strongs Mobile Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strongs Mobile Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strongs Mobile Village, with the one closest to Strongs Mobile Village listed first.
- Corralitos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pajaro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Aptos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Soquel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Carnadero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Castroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Santa Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 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 Strongs Mobile Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strongs Mobile Village.
Newspapers Published in Strongs Mobile Village ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strongs Mobile Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strongs Mobile Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strongs Mobile Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Strongs Mobile Village:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Cruz County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- Santa Clara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Strongs Mobile Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Strongs Mobile Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |