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 Yerba Buena (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 Yerba Buena. 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 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.
Yerba Buena is located in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Yerba Buena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yerba Buena:
- Santa Clara County (The home county of Yerba Buena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Seven Trees
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Alum Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Alamitos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- East Foothills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
- Coyote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunol - Midtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
- New Almaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- English Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Cambrian Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
- Fruitdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Scotts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
- Former names for Fremont:
- Centerville
- Irvington
- Mission San Jose
- Niles
- Warm Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
- Former name for Union City:
- Decoto
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Monterey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Pajaro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Vega ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Aromas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- San Benito County
- River Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- River Oaks is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
- San Joaquin County
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- East Palo Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Willows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Willows is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Menlo Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ladera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- West Menlo Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fair Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
- Portola Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- La Honda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adobe Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Alma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- The Willows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lompico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Day Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Eccles ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
- Scotts Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zayante
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Corralitos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amesti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yerba Buena, see our County-by-County Page for Yerba Buena.
Cemeteries Near Yerba Buena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yerba Buena.
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 Yerba Buena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yerba Buena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission City Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madronia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
- The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <2>
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Yerba Buena in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yerba Buena.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yerba Buena, with the one closest to Yerba Buena listed first.
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Alamitos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Coyote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- San Jose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Almaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Los Gatos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Milpitas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Clara
(11 miles [17.7 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 Yerba Buena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yerba Buena.
Newspapers Published in Yerba Buena ...
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 241 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yerba Buena.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yerba Buena, 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 Yerba Buena.
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 websites either 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 Yerba Buena:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Santa Clara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Monterey County
- San Benito County
- San Joaquin County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Cruz 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 Yerba Buena, 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- Yerba Buena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |