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 Canby (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 Canby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Canby is located in Modoc 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 Modoc County: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Washoe (NV), Klamath (OR) & Lake (OR).

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

• Modoc County     (The home county of Canby)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Canby, with the one closest to Canby listed first.
  • Alturas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
    • Alturas is located in Modoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
    • Former name for Alturas:
    • Dorrisville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>
  • Adin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adin
    • Adin is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adin <1>
  • McArthur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • McArthur is located in Modoc County
  • Lookout
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
    • Lookout is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <1>
  • Lookout Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
    • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Likely
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
    • Likely is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <1>
  • Tionesta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tionesta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Cantrall Mill ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall Mill
    • Cantrall Mill is located in Modoc County
• Lassen County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Canby, with the one closest to Canby listed first.
  • Bieber
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Pumpkin Center
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Lassen County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pumpkin Center <1>
  • Nubieber
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubieber
    • Nubieber is located in Lassen County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nubieber <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Canby ...

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 Canby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canby, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canby.

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 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 Canby:

• Websites specific to California
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Pages specific to Modoc County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Lassen County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for California
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County

Cemeteries Near Canby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canby.

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

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

• ISOT Family Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the ISOT Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Canby.
  • The ISOT Family Cemetery has also been known as:
  • In Search of Truth Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ISOT Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2550853 <4>
• Canby Pioneer Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Canby.
  • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Canby Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305845 <4>
• Centerville Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540241 <4>
• Pioneer Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Alturas.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230695 <4>
• Alturas Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alturas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alturas.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alturas Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975553 <4>
• Adin Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7831 <4>
• Pioneer Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240055 <4>
• Alturas Indian Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alturas Indian Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291390 <4>
• Lookout Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookout Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193328 <4>
• Indian Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Indian Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Ash Valley Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ash Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Valley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182397 <4>
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Likely Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Likely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Likely.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Likely Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8111 <4>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8190 <4>

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, Canby had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Adin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adin
  • Adin is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adin <1>
• Alturas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
  • Alturas is located in Modoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
  • Former name for Alturas:
  • Dorrisville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <1>
• Lookout
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Lookout is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <1>
• Likely
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
  • Likely is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <1>
• Bieber
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
  • Bieber is located in Lassen County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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