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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 Waldo (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 Waldo. 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 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 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.

Waldo is located in Marin 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 Marin County: Contra Costa, San Francisco & Sonoma.

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

  • Marin County     (The home county of Waldo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Marin City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marin City
      • Marin City is located in Marin County
    • Strawberry
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Marin County
    • Manzanita
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
      • Manzanita is located in Marin County
    • Sausalito
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Belvedere
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tiburon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bel Aire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
      • Bel Aire is located in Marin County
    • Tamalpais - Homestead Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tamalpais - Homestead Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalpais - Homestead Valley
      • Tamalpais - Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
    • Paradise Cay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
      • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
    • Mill Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort McDowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
      • Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
    • Corte Madera
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Campbell Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
      • Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
    • University Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Alameda County
    • Berkeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Emeryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Normandy Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
      • Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
    • South Berkeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
      • South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for South Berkeley:
      • Lorin
    • West Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
      • West Oakland is located in Alameda County
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rochedale Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
      • Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
    • Brooklyn ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
      • Former names for Brooklyn:
      • Antonio
      • Clinton
    • Piedmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Point Richmond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Atchison Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atchison Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Village
      • Atchison Village is located in Contra Costa County
    • Nystrom Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nystrom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nystrom Village
      • Nystrom Village is located in Contra Costa County
    • Easter Hill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easter Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Hill Village
      • Easter Hill Village is located in Contra Costa County
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
    • El Cerrito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • San Pablo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Richmond Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Richmond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richmond Heights
      • East Richmond Heights is located in Contra Costa County
    • Rollingwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
    • Kensington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sobrante
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sobrante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
      • Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
    • Bayview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Merazo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • American Canyon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lombard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Napa County
    • Middleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suscol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
  • San Francisco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Doelger City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doelger City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanico Ergina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Chinatown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
    • Friendship Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sydney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
    • San Francisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
      • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Broadmoor Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
      • Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
    • Broadmoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
      • Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
    • Daly City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Westlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in San Mateo County
    • Colma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colma
      • Colma is located in San Mateo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colma <2>
    • Brisbane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South San Francisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pacifica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairway Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
      • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
    • San Bruno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Millbrae
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Burlingame
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Benicia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Sears Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sears Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
      • Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Lakeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
    • McGill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Sonoma County
    • Wingo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
    • Petaluma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Temelec
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temelec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
      • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
    • Vineburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • El Verano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ely ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
      • Ely is located in Sonoma County
    • Sonoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Penngrove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Waldo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldo.

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 Waldo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Francisco National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Francisco National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Francisco National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Francisco.
    • The San Francisco National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Cemetery
    • Presidio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8344 <4>
  • Mission San Rafael Arcangel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yerba Buena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerba Buena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerba Buena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Angels / St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8327 <4>
  • Sunset View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rolling Hills Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Italian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Japanese Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Japanese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Lawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
      • The Cypress Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7927 <4>

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

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

  • Sausalito
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hilarita
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilarita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilarita
    • Hilarita is located in Marin County
  • Manzanita
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
    • Manzanita is located in Marin County
  • Tiburon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Alto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Marin County
  • Mill Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corte Madera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Larkspur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • San Quentin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Brae
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Marin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
  • San Rafael
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Anselmo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • San Francisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Waldo ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waldo, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waldo.

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 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 Waldo:

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

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Waldo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waldo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waldo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8710, Longitude: -122.5036       In this case, the coordinates for Waldo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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