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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 Cascade (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 Cascade. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

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

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

  • Plumas County     (The home county of Cascade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • La Porte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Bucks Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • Meadow Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Storrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Tobin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Spanish Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • East Quincy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
    • Twain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Merrimac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Feather Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Clipper Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oroleve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Berry Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Forbestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Big Bar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Pulga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • North San Juan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • Birchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Blue Tent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Graniteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Marsh Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Queen City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Gibsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Poker Flat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Goodyears Bar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Downieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alleghany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Loganville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sierra City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Strawberry Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Challenge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Camptonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Rackerby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oregon House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Loma Rica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica

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

Cemeteries Near Cascade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cascade.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Merrimac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Brush Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Strawberry Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • La Porte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clipper Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
  • Forbestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Gibsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Big Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hurleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurleton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton

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

Newspapers Published in Cascade ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascade.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cascade, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cascade.

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 helpful 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 Cascade:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cascade) 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 Cascade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.