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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 Blavo (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 Blavo. 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 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.

Blavo is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Blavo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Nelson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Richvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oroville Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Elsey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Thermalito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Dayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Oregon City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Bigg's
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oroville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Oroville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Butte City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Hamilton City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Artois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Willows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Orland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Pennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Live Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Sutter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Tarke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Vina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blavo, with the one closest to Blavo listed first.
    • Rackerby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Loma Rica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Brownsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Challenge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Binney Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Oregon House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Dantoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni

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

Cemeteries Near Blavo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blavo.

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 Blavo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nelson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <2>
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <2>
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <2>
    • Chico Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <2>

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

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

  • Nelson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pentz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Bigg's
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oroville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Chico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
  • Gridley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Palermo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankee Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacinto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Butte City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Wyandotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte

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

Newspapers Published in Blavo ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blavo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blavo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blavo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blavo:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blavo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Blavo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.