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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 Newville (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 Newville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Newville is located in Glenn 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 Glenn County: Butte, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Tehama.

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

  • Glenn County     (The home county of Newville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newville, with the one closest to Newville listed first.
    • Elk Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Copper City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Glenn County
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
    • Dogtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
    • Orland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Artois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Capay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Willows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newville, with the one closest to Newville listed first.
    • Paskenta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flournoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Corning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tehama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Molinos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Proberta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Newville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Newville:

Cemeteries Near Newville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newville.

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

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

  • Millsap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsap Cemetery
  • Newville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chrome Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrome Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Elk Creek.
    • The Chrome Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Milsap Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrome Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8162 <4>
  • Watson Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Grave
  • Grindstone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Paskenta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paskenta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paskenta Cemetery
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lowrey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nye Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252800 <4>
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oddfellows Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Kirkwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newville had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Paskenta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fruto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
  • Henleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Orland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Corning
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Richfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Willows
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Vina
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Tehama
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Proberta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonyford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Rawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Anita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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

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

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

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7933, Longitude: -122.5288    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Newville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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