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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 Westwind Estates (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 Westwind Estates. 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 Westwind Estates ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Westwind Estates: Westwind Ests.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Westwind Estates is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Westwind Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Broderick
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bryte
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Swingle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Greendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Knights Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zamora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • May ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • La Cresta Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Ridgeview Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • Crown Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Franciscan Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Governors Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • Marina Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Park Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Riego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Rocklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Penryn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Sheridan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Newcastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
    • Ben Ali
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Perkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Town and Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Parkway - South Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Arden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Rio Linda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • La Riviera
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
    • Elverta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Florin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Florin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Thornton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Taison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Batavia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Vacaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Travis Field
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Travis Field is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Nicolas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicolaus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwind Estates, with the one closest to Westwind Estates listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Westwind Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwind Estates.

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 Westwind Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
    • The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <2>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacramento County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Elder Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <2>
    • Tremont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Westwind Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwind Estates.

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

  • Sacramento
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Perkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Swingle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Swingle is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Manlove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manlove is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove
  • Arcade ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Florin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Mayhew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Davis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Walsh Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Antelope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Merritt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Merritt is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Westwind Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwind Estates.

Newspapers Published in Westwind Estates ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwind Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwind Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwind Estates.

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 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 Westwind Estates:

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 Westwind Estates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwind Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.