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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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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.

A Few Details for Anderson ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Anderson: Named after Elias Anderson, a rancher who in 1872 granted a right-of-way to the California and Oregon Railroad (now the Southern Pacific).
  • Anderson was established in 1851.
  • It was incorporated on January 16, 1956.

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 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.

Anderson is located in Shasta 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 Shasta County: Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Shasta County     (The home county of Anderson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Latona ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
      • Latona is located in Shasta County
      • Former name for Latona:
      • New Town
    • Pacheco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacheco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco
      • Pacheco is located in Shasta County
    • Cottonwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balls Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
      • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
    • Parkville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in Shasta County
    • Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell's Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
      • Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
    • Redding Rancheria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Rancheria
      • Redding Rancheria is located in Shasta County
    • Happy Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Former name for Happy Valley:
      • Oak
    • Olinda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
      • Olinda is located in Shasta County
    • Girvan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvan
      • Girvan is located in Shasta County
    • Battle Creek ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Battle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
    • Clarkville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
      • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
    • Canon City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
      • Canon City is located in Shasta County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Hooker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
    • Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Dales
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
      • Dales is located in Tehama County
    • Red Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Paynes Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Manton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rawson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Proberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dantuma Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
    • Gerber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
      • Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama County
    • Tehama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Trinity County
    • Deadwood ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Deadwood is located in Trinity County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Anderson ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Anderson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Anderson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Anderson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Anderson.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Anderson:

Cemeteries Near Anderson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.

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

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

  • Anderson District Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Anderson Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Major Pierson B. Reading Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Parkville Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bates Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bates Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988777 <5>
  • Lawncrest Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Texas Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • The Texas Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Upper Texas Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217622 <5>
  • Redding Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery

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 Anderson had a population of 508 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anderson had a population of 10,565 people.

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

  • Cottonwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balls Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
    • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
  • Olinda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
    • Olinda is located in Shasta County
  • Girvan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvan
    • Girvan is located in Shasta County
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Tehama County
  • Redding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gas Point ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
    • Gas Point is located in Shasta County
  • Waugh ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Waugh is located in Shasta County
  • Igo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Shasta County
  • Shasta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hart ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Shasta County
      • Hart has also been known as:
      • Hart Village
      • Hart's Camp
    • Ono
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
      • Ono is located in Shasta County
    • Copley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
      • Copley is located in Shasta County
      • Former name for Copley:
      • Motion

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

The official website for Anderson: www.ci.anderson.ca.us/

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Anderson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4482, Longitude: -122.2980    
<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 Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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