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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Lookout Junction during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Lookout Junction was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Lookout Junction (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 Lookout Junction. 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 Lookout Junction ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lookout Junction: Lookout Jct. (or less commonly used: Lookout Jctn.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Lookout Junction 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 Lookout Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lookout Junction:

  • Modoc County     (The home county of Lookout Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookout Junction, with the one closest to Lookout Junction listed first.
    • Lookout
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Canby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tionesta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tionesta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
      • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookout Junction, with the one closest to Lookout Junction listed first.
    • Bieber
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
      • Bieber is located in Lassen County
    • Nubieber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pumpkin Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookout Junction, with the one closest to Lookout Junction listed first.
    • McArthur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
      • Alfa is located in Shasta County
    • Glenburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Glenburn:
      • Burgettville
      • Swasey
    • Dana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Shasta County
    • Fall River Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
      • Cayton is located in Shasta County
    • Cassel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Siskiyou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookout Junction, with the one closest to Lookout Junction listed first.
    • Hambone ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hambone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
      • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
    • Slagger ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
      • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County

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

Newspapers Published in Lookout Junction ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lookout Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lookout Junction, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lookout Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lookout Junction:

Cemeteries Near Lookout Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lookout Junction.

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

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Day Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463464 <6>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Adin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Eastman Ranch Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Canby Pioneer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> 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 <6>
    • ISOT Family Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer 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.<7>

While we didn't find Lookout Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lookout Junction.

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

  • Lookout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bieber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Pittville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Adin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Dana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Fall River Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Canby
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cayton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
    • Cayton is located in Shasta County
  • Hayden Hill ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Hill
    • Hayden Hill is located in Lassen County
  • Cassel
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Lookout Junction and then turned west". While Lookout Junction could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Lookout Junction as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lookout Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another California community named Lookout Junction.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lookout Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lookout Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2574, Longitude: -121.2340    
<6>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.
<7>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 Lookout Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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