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 Toland Landing (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 Toland Landing. 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 Toland Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Toland Landing: Toland Lndg. (or less commonly used: Toland Lndng.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Toland Landing 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 Toland Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toland Landing:
- Solano County (The home county of Toland Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Rio Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Travis Field
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Suisun City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Benicia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Komandorski Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- San Ramon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Bethel Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Bixler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bay Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- American Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Isleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Vorden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Galt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Terminous
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Taison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Lincoln Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Henderson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- North Woodbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Acampo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Greendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toland Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Toland Landing.
Cemeteries Near Toland Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toland Landing.
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 Toland Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toland Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <2>
- Live Oak Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alhambra Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Toland Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toland Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toland Landing, with the one closest to Toland Landing listed first.
- Rio Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Isleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McAvoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Bay Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maine Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toland Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toland Landing.
Newspapers Published in Toland Landing ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toland Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toland Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toland Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Toland Landing:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin 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 Toland Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toland Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |