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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tennant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tennant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tennant, please Contact Us.
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 Tennant (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 Tennant. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tennant is historic, it would have been located within present day Santa Clara 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 Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Tennant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tennant:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of Tennant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Morgan Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- San Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Rucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Coyote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sveadal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- New Almaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- English Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Alamitos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Seven Trees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Alameda County
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Aromas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Pajaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Las Lomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- Elkhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Moss Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prunedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Castroville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Boronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boronda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
- Salinas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- San Benito County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- River Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- Dunneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunneville is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
- San Juan Bautista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgemark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
- Tres Pinos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Corralitos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Strongs Mobile Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amesti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Day Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colache Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Willows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Aptos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Selva Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tennant, see our County-by-County Page for Tennant.
Cemeteries Near Tennant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tennant.
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 Tennant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tennant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Day Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soquel Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
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.
Tennant itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Madrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Coyote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Gilroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carnadero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- New Almaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corralitos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Watsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Alamitos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tennant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tennant.
Newspapers Published in Tennant ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tennant, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tennant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tennant:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- Santa Cruz County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tennant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tennant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |