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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 Binney Junction (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 Binney Junction. 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 Binney Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Binney Junction: Binney Jct. (or less commonly used: Binney Jctn.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Binney Junction is located in Yuba 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 Yuba County: Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra & Sutter.

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

  • Yuba County     (The home county of Binney Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Marysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Linda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alicia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
    • Dantoni
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Olivehurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Iowa City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Rica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Honcut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • Peachton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Gridley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigg's
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Palermo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • South Oroville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
    • Oroville Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Oroville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Grimes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Colusa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Harrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Arbuckle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Lake Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Newtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Alta Sierra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake of the Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Spring Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginiatown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Riego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
      • Riego is located in Placer County
    • Penryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Yuba City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Yuba City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Bogue
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Sutter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tarke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Pennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Rio Oso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nicolas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nicolaus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Binney Junction, with the one closest to Binney Junction listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dunnigan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hershey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
    • Zamora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Binney Junction ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Binney Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Binney Junction, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Binney Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Binney Junction:

Cemeteries Near Binney Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Binney Junction.

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

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

  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuba City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuba City Cemetery
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra View Memorial Park
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Browns Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Valley Cemetery
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton Cemetery
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stohlman Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Tarke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stohlman Cemetery
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Honcut Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • North Butte Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte 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 in 1895, Binney Junction had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Marysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Yuba City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lomo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
  • Ramirez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramirez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
  • Live Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Honcut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honcut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Honcut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
  • Pennington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
  • Gridley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
      • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Cranmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
      • Cranmore is located in Sutter County

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

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

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Binney Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Binney Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1586, Longitude: -121.5894    
<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 Binney Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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