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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 Big Valley 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 Big Valley 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Big Valley Rancheria is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma & Yolo.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Big Valley Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Valley Rancheria, with the one closest to Big Valley Rancheria listed first.
    • Finley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lakeport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Lakeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
    • Kelseyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Soda Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lucerne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Rancheria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Rancheria
      • Robinson Rancheria is located in Lake County
    • Upper Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Valley Rancheria, with the one closest to Big Valley Rancheria listed first.
    • Wilbur Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
    • Lodoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
    • Stonyford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Valley Rancheria, with the one closest to Big Valley Rancheria listed first.
    • Hopland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Largo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • Talmage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ukiah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
      • Ukiah has also been known as:
      • Ukiah City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>
    • Hermitage ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
    • Yorkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
    • Calpella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwood Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Valley Rancheria, with the one closest to Big Valley Rancheria listed first.
    • Preston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Cloverdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercuryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
    • Geyserville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Healdsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Camp Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Kellogg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County

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

Newspapers Published in Big Valley 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Valley Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Valley Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Valley Rancheria.

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 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 Big Valley Rancheria:

Cemeteries Near Big Valley Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Valley 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 Big Valley Rancheria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelsay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelseyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone & Kelsey Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry Alter Gravesite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Alter Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Alter Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507467 <5>
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Upper Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Upper Lake Rancheria Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopland Cemetery
  • Glenbrook Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Kelseyville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2677191 <5>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Cloverdale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cloverdale.
      • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haywards Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #991087 <5>
    • Lower Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Big Valley Rancheria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Valley Rancheria.

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

  • Lakeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelseyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
  • Upper Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pieta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieta
    • Pieta is located in Mendocino County
  • Hopland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glenbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
  • Largo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Largo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Mendocino County
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
  • Bartlett Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
    • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
  • Cloverdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • Talmage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hough Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hough Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
      • Hough Springs is located in Lake County

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

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Valley Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Valley Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0204, Longitude: -122.8871       In this case, the coordinates for Big Valley Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Big Valley Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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