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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Blinzing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blinzing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blinzing, please Contact Us.

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 Blinzing (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 Blinzing. 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 and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Blinzing is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Blinzing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blinzing:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Blinzing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blinzing, with the one closest to Blinzing listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Brush Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Berry Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Big Bar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Pulga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Merrimac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Concow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
    • Oregon City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
    • Feather Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blinzing, with the one closest to Blinzing listed first.
    • North San Juan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Birchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blinzing, with the one closest to Blinzing listed first.
    • Storrie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tobin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Bucks Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • La Porte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Belden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Meadow Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Spanish Ranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Twain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Caribou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blinzing, with the one closest to Blinzing listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Queen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Gibsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Goodyears Bar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Poker Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blinzing, with the one closest to Blinzing listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rackerby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Oregon House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Camptonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobbins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma Rica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Iowa City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Blinzing, see our County-by-County Page for Blinzing.

Cemeteries Near Blinzing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blinzing.

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

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

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

  • Lake Madrone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Nicholl Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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.

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

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

  • Big Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Brush Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Yankee Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Merrimac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Pentz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Magalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Nimshew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Oroville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hurleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hurleton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
    • Forbestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lovelock is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock

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

Newspapers Published in Blinzing ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blinzing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blinzing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blinzing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blinzing:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Blinzing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blinzing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.