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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 Stuart (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 Stuart. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Stuart is located in San Diego 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 San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

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

  • San Diego County     (The home county of Stuart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stuart, with the one closest to Stuart listed first.
    • Ysidora ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
    • Las Flores ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Oceanside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • San Luis Rey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carlsbad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Vista is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
    • Bonsall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • DeLuz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
    • Fallbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • San Onofre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leucadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake San Marcos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stuart, with the one closest to Stuart listed first.
    • San Clemente
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Capistrano Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • San Juan Capistrano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladera Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coto de Caza
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Laguna Niguel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Laguna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trabuco Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Trabuco Highlands is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabuco Highlands
    • Las Flores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Las Flores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Aliso Viejo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laguna Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stuart, with the one closest to Stuart listed first.
    • Rainbow Canyon Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Murrieta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Temecula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildomar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Murrieta Hot Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Murrieta Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta Hot Springs
    • Lakeland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
    • Sedco Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
    • Lake Elsinore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village

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

Cemeteries Near Stuart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stuart.

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

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

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

  • Eternal Hills Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Luis Rey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malsonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <2>
  • San Marcos Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Olivenhain Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pala Tribal Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temecula Public Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temecula Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Temecula.
    • The Temecula Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temecula Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1759791 <2>
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Carmel Valley Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pauma Valley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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 Stuart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stuart.

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

  • Ysidora ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
  • Las Flores ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
  • Oceanside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Escondido Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Junction
  • San Luis Rey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carlsbad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
  • Buena Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Bonsall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • DeLuz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
  • Buena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
  • Fallbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • San Onofre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leucadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Encinitas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Stuart ...

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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stuart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stuart, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stuart.

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 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 Stuart:

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' (or 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- Stuart) 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 Stuart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.