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 Westborough (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 Westborough. 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.
Westborough is located in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County: Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.
Below are the counties that are near Westborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westborough:
- San Mateo County (The home county of Westborough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Pacifica
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- San Bruno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South San Francisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairway Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
- Broadmoor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
- Daly City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broadmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Westlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Brisbane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrae
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Alameda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Former names for Brooklyn:
- Antonio
- Clinton
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Brookfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Village
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakland
- Emeryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Former names for Fruitvale:
- Brays
- Fruit Vale
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Havenscourt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havenscourt is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenscourt
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Point Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atchison Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atchison Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Village
- Easter Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Easter Hill Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Hill Village
- Nystrom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nystrom Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nystrom Village
- El Cerrito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Richmond Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Richmond Heights is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richmond Heights
- San Pablo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moraga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
- Former name for Moraga:
- Willow Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <1>
- Orinda Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
- Orinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Sausalito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belvedere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort McDowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
- Marin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marin City is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marin City
- Manzanita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manzanita is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
- Tiburon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Muir Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Tamalpais - Homestead Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bel Aire
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bel Aire is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
- Mill Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Stonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- Golden Gate Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
- Doelger City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
- Mission District
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- Amanico Ergina Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Friendship Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- San Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chinatown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Stanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Escondido Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
- Palo Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ventura
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Castro City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Los Altos Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Los Altos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loyola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Sunnyvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alviso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westborough, see our County-by-County Page for Westborough.
Cemeteries Near Westborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westborough.
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 Westborough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Golden Gate National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orange Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Russian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Italian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
- The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8038 <2>
- Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Serbian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Serbian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8362 <2>
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olivet Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Westborough in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westborough.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westborough, with the one closest to Westborough listed first.
- Baden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baden is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- San Bruno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millbrae
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Mateo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Half Moon Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Carlos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alameda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sausalito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Former names for Brooklyn:
- Antonio
- Clinton
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Tiburon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manzanita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manzanita is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westborough.
Newspapers Published in Westborough ...
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 235 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westborough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westborough, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westborough.
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 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 Westborough:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Mateo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- San Francisco County
- Santa Clara 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 Westborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |