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 Webb Tract (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 Webb Tract. 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.
Webb Tract is located in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County: Alameda, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin & Solano.
Below are the counties that are near Webb Tract. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webb Tract:
- Contra Costa County (The home county of Webb Tract)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Bethel Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knightsen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bixler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Discovery Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- West Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Komandorski Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- San Ramon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Isleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ryde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Locke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vorden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Galt
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Arno ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Herald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Terminous
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Taison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Henderson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lincoln Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Country Club
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- North Woodbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Rio Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Travis Field
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suisun City
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Greendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webb Tract, see our County-by-County Page for Webb Tract.
Cemeteries Near Webb Tract ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webb Tract.
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 Webb Tract - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webb Tract covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton Rural Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
- The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <2>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lodi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152043 <2>
- Islamic Cemetery of California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Lodi Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Memorial Cemetery
- The Lodi Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pine Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
- Lodi Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #247197 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galt - Arno Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Webb Tract in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webb Tract.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webb Tract, with the one closest to Webb Tract listed first.
- Isleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rio Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Birds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cornwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Maine Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Webb Tract. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webb Tract.
Newspapers Published in Webb Tract ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webb Tract.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webb Tract, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webb Tract.
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 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 Webb Tract:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Contra Costa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano 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 Webb Tract, 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 from Point A (ie- Webb Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |