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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 Paynes Creek (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 Paynes Creek. 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 Paynes Creek ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Paynes Creek: Paynes Crk. (or less commonly used: Paynes Ck. or Paynes Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Paynes Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Paynes Creek may originally have been Payne's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Paynes Creek might be written as Payne Creek.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Tehama County     (The home county of Paynes Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Creek, with the one closest to Paynes Creek listed first.
    • Dantuma Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
    • Manton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
      • Dales is located in Tehama County
    • Mineral
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Mill Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Hooker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
    • Gerber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Proberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Creek, with the one closest to Paynes Creek listed first.
    • Butte Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Creek, with the one closest to Paynes Creek listed first.
    • Shingletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Shasta County
    • Inwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Shasta County
    • Fleaville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
      • Fleaville is located in Shasta County
    • Battle Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
    • Clarkville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
      • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
    • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
      • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
    • Viola ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Shasta County
    • Parkville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in Shasta County
    • Basin Hollow ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Hollow
      • Basin Hollow is located in Shasta County
    • Cottonwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Eudora Colony ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Colony
      • Eudora Colony is located in Shasta County

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

Newspapers Published in Paynes Creek ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynes Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynes Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynes Creek.

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 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 Paynes Creek:

Cemeteries Near Paynes Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynes Creek.

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

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

  • Cameron - Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Klotz Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Klotz Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klotz Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414449 <6>
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Plateau Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320981 <6>
  • Ogburn Inwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Parkville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Major Pierson B. Reading Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Parkville Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitmore Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitmore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Josephine Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186442 <6>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitmore Evangelical Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Millville IOOF Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Paynes Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Manton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lyonsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Shingletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Inwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Shasta County
  • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
    • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
  • Cottonwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Red Bluff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rawson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in Tehama County
  • Anderson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Shasta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
    • Former name for Anderson:
    • American Ranch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
  • Hooker
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Tehama County
  • Proberta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paynes Creek. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paynes Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paynes Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3352, Longitude: -121.9141    
<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 Paynes Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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