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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 Berry Creek Rancheria (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 Berry Creek Rancheria. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Berry Creek Rancheria is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Berry Creek Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berry Creek Rancheria, with the one closest to Berry Creek Rancheria listed first.
    • Brush Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Feather Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berry Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Big Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Merrimac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Robinson Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berry Creek Rancheria, with the one closest to Berry Creek Rancheria listed first.
    • North San Juan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • North Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Lake Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Blue Tent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bitney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berry Creek Rancheria, with the one closest to Berry Creek Rancheria listed first.
    • La Porte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bucks Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
    • Little Grass Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
    • Storrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tobin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
    • Meadow Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
    • Belden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spanish Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spanish Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Twain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berry Creek Rancheria, with the one closest to Berry Creek Rancheria listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Gibsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Downieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Alleghany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berry Creek Rancheria, with the one closest to Berry Creek Rancheria listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Challenge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rackerby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oregon House
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Camptonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma Rica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near Berry Creek Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berry Creek Rancheria.

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

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clarks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upham Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Brush Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
  • Forbestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
  • Hurleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
  • Merrimac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
  • Brownsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clipper Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankee Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
  • Strawberry Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wyandotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyandotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Pentz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
      • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Oroville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Berry Creek Rancheria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berry Creek Rancheria.

Newspapers Published in Berry Creek Rancheria ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berry Creek Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berry Creek Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berry Creek Rancheria.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Berry Creek Rancheria:

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

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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>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 Berry Creek Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berry Creek Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berry Creek Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6256, Longitude: -121.3278       In this case, the coordinates for Berry Creek Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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