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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Bosquejo (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 Bosquejo. 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 hospitals and 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.

Bosquejo 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 Bosquejo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bosquejo:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Bosquejo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bosquejo, with the one closest to Bosquejo listed first.
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Chico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Durham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Irish Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Nimshew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • De Sabla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Paradise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Nelson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Magalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bosquejo, with the one closest to Bosquejo listed first.
    • Capay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Hamilton City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Artois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Willows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Butte City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bosquejo, with the one closest to Bosquejo listed first.
    • Vina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Corning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gerber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Proberta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Flournoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Paskenta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bosquejo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bosquejo.

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

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

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

  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <3>
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vina Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <3>
  • Corning Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Orland Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Orland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7887 <3>
  • Orland Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Chico Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Graves Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graves Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Orland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7996 <3>
    • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cana is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Anita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Kirkwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Vina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Richfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Tehama
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jacinto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Durham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Proberta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Henleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville

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

Newspapers Published in Bosquejo ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bosquejo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bosquejo, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bosquejo.

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 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 Bosquejo:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bosquejo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Bosquejo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.