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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 Bucks Lodge (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 Bucks Lodge. 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 Bucks Lodge ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bucks Lodge: Bucks Ldg. (or less commonly used: Bucks Ldge.)
  • While the name of this community is Bucks Lodge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bucks Lodge may originally have been Buck's Lodge.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bucks Lodge might be written as Buck Lodge.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Bucks Lodge is located in Plumas 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 Plumas County: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Plumas County     (The home county of Bucks Lodge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Lodge, with the one closest to Bucks Lodge listed first.
    • Bucks Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
    • Meadow Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
    • Spanish Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Tobin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
    • Storrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • Belden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Twain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
      • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
    • Caribou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
    • Keddie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keddie
      • Keddie is located in Plumas County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Lodge, with the one closest to Bucks Lodge listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Big Bar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
    • Pulga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Stirling City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feather Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berry Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Concow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
      • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Magalia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Powellton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Paradise Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Lodge, with the one closest to Bucks Lodge listed first.
    • Peninsula Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
    • Westwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Lodge, with the one closest to Bucks Lodge listed first.
    • Queen City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Poker Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downieville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Lodge, with the one closest to Bucks Lodge listed first.
    • Strawberry Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Camptonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County

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

Newspapers Published in Bucks Lodge ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bucks Lodge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bucks Lodge, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bucks Lodge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bucks Lodge:

Cemeteries Near Bucks Lodge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bucks Lodge.

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 Bucks Lodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Meadow Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Qunicy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Quincy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Plumas County Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • La Porte Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibsonville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Flat Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7857 <6>
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Louis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the west of La Porte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8331 <6>
  • Port Wine Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Humbug Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Humbug Valley Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the north of Chester.
      • The Humbug Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dotta Cemetery
      • Dotta Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humbug Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192289 <6>
    • Howland Flat Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howland Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186787 <6>
    • Crescent Mills Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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.<7>

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

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

  • Meadow Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Merrimac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
  • Quincy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brush Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
  • La Porte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
  • Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
  • Longville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Longville is located in Plumas County
  • Big Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
  • Crescent Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Magalia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
      • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County

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

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

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bucks Lodge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bucks Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8754, Longitude: -121.1747       In this case, the coordinates for Bucks Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Bucks Lodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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