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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 Arbee (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 Arbee. 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.

Arbee is located in Colusa County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colusa County: Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Colusa County     (The home county of Arbee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Colusa
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Williams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Genevra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arbuckle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • College City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Harrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Sites
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Devils Elbow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Gridley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • East Biggs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Richvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Honcut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oroville Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Palermo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • South Oroville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Willows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Artois
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Pennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Sutter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Live Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Tierra Buena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • South Yuba City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bogue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Robbins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Oso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Hershey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Dunnigan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rumsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Guinda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Zamora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbee, with the one closest to Arbee listed first.
    • Binney Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alicia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dantoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Olivehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Iowa City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City

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

Cemeteries Near Arbee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbee.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Arbee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arbee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Meridian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Butte City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Colusa
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sycamore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Genevra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • Maxwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Pennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Arbuckle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
  • College City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Harrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Butte City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Arbee ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbee, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arbee:

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>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- Arbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Arbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.