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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 Thoman (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 Thoman. 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.

Thoman is located in Napa County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 Thoman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thoman:

  • Napa County     (The home county of Thoman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Saint Helena
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rutherford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oakville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Angwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Yountville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pope Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Calistoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodleaf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Las Putas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monticello. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
    • Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Seigler Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
    • Lower Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Salminas Resort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Novato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Marin County
    • Ignacio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ignacio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
      • Ignacio is located in Marin County
    • Rafael Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafael Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
      • Rafael Village is located in Marin County
    • Tomales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mankas Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Hartley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
    • Vacaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mare Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Vallejo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Suisun City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
      • Suisun City is located in Solano County
      • 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>
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Ellen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Melita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • El Verano
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sonoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • Santa Rosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Bellevue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thoman, with the one closest to Thoman listed first.
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Capay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Esparto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Thoman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thoman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Saint Helena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502737 <4>
  • St. Helena Public Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Angwin.
    • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <4>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northwest of Calistoga.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • White Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158234 <4>
  • John Zegras Gravesite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Zegras Gravesite
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Zegras Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Zegras Gravesite is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433801 <4>
  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willard D. Hammond Gravesite is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432332 <4>
  • Biter Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biter Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Biter Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Biter Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the west of Calistoga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382169 <4>
  • Napa Redwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napa Redwood Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Napa Redwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the southeast of Napa.
    • The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <4>
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
    • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
      • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <4>
    • Thompson Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<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.<6>

While we didn't find Thoman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thoman.

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

  • Saint Helena
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rutherford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
    • Barro is located in Napa County
  • Oakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
    • Bale is located in Napa County
  • Angwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Yountville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glen Ellen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Calistoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Melita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Madrone ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Madrone is located in Sonoma County
    • Yulupa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yulupa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
      • Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
    • Oak Knoll
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
      • Oak Knoll is located in Napa County

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

Newspapers Published in Thoman ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thoman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thoman, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thoman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Thoman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thoman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thoman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thoman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4910, Longitude: -122.4519       In this case, the coordinates for Thoman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Thoman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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