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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 Los Molinos (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 Los Molinos. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Los Molinos is located in Tehama 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 Tehama County: Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta & Trinity.

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

  • Tehama County     (The home county of Los Molinos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Molinos, with the one closest to Los Molinos listed first.
    • Tehama
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gerber
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Proberta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Corning
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Red Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Flournoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dales
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
      • Dales is located in Tehama County
    • Hooker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Molinos, with the one closest to Los Molinos listed first.
    • Chico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
    • Forest Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • De Sabla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Powellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Dayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Irish Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Nimshew
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Butte Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Paradise Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Molinos, with the one closest to Los Molinos listed first.
    • Capay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Hamilton City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Artois
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Molinos, with the one closest to Los Molinos listed first.
    • Battle Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
    • Clarkville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
      • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
    • Cottonwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
      • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Los Molinos ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Molinos.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Los Molinos. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Los Molinos and those printed in the larger area surrounding Los Molinos.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Los Molinos.

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 Los Molinos:

Cemeteries Near Los Molinos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Molinos.

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

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

  • Tehama Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tehama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehama Cemetery
  • Vina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vina Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <5>
  • Corning Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cohasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cohasset Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Cameron - Davis Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oddfellows Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic 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>

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

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

  • Tehama
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Richfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
  • Proberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Corning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Henleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Red Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Butte County
  • Anita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Orland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hooker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
    • Paynes Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>

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

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

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 '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- Los Molinos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Los Molinos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0230, Longitude: -122.0964    
<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 Los Molinos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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