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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 Adin (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 Adin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Adin is located in Modoc 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 Modoc County: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Washoe (NV), Klamath (OR) & Lake (OR).

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

  • Modoc County     (The home county of Adin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adin, with the one closest to Adin listed first.
    • Lookout
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lookout Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
      • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
    • Canby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Likely
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McArthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Modoc County
    • Alturas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
      • Alturas is located in Modoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
      • Former name for Alturas:
      • Dorrisville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adin, with the one closest to Adin listed first.
    • Pumpkin Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bieber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
      • Bieber is located in Lassen County
    • Nubieber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Lassen County
    • Madeline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adin, with the one closest to Adin listed first.
    • McArthur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fall River Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfa ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
      • Alfa is located in Shasta County
    • Glenburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Glenburn:
      • Burgettville
      • Swasey

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Adin ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Adin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Adin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Adin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Adin.

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 Adin:

Cemeteries Near Adin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adin.

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

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

  • Adin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7831 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ash Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ash Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182397 <5>
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Canby.
    • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canby Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305845 <5>
  • ISOT Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the ISOT Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Canby.
    • The ISOT Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • In Search of Truth Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ISOT Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2550853 <5>
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540241 <5>
  • Likely Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Day Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Day Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463464 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Madeline Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Madeline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Madeline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Madaline Cemetery
      • Madeleine Cemetery
      • Madieline Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madeline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237969 <5>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Adin had a population of 376 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lookout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bieber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Hayden Hill ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Hill
    • Hayden Hill is located in Lassen County
  • Canby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pittville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Likely
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Madeline
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Fall River Mills
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alturas
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
    • Alturas is located in Modoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
    • Former name for Alturas:
    • Dorrisville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County

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

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

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

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 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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Adin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1953, Longitude: -120.9442    
<5>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.
<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 Adin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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