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 Teal (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 Teal. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Teal is located in 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 Teal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teal:
- Solano County (The home county of Teal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Suisun City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mankas Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benicia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Travis Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Vallejo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Normandy Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochedale Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- University Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- South Berkeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emeryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Former names for Brooklyn:
- Antonio
- Clinton
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Port Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Bay Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- West Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Tormey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ignacio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Rafael Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Cerro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- San Quentin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Venetia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Novato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fort McDowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
- Greenbrae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- San Rafael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- American Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Napa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Merazo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Yountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Isleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ryde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vorden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- McGill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Sears Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Vineburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sonoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boyes Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- El Verano
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Temelec
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Eldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Winters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teal, see our County-by-County Page for Teal.
Cemeteries Near Teal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teal.
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 Teal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Rockville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <2>
- All Souls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Catholic Cemetery
- Military Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Water Front Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Alhambra Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <2>
- Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Teal had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teal, with the one closest to Teal listed first.
- Cordelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Suisun City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Flosden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flosden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
- Benicia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Vanden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
- Napa Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Napa Junction is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
- Vallejo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Costa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Point
(11 miles [17.7 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 Teal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teal.
Newspapers Published in Teal ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teal, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teal.
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 Teal:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Sacramento 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> | 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 Teal, 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- Teal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |