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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 Catlett (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 Catlett. 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 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.

Catlett is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Catlett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Oso
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Robbins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tierra Buena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Grimes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Lakeridge Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeridge Oaks is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeridge Oaks
    • Marina Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Marina Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • Summit Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Crown Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Franciscan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village
    • Saint Andrews Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Village
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Waterford Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Governors Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Penn Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Riego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roseville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Virginiatown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Loomis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Penryn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Granite Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Elverta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • North Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Ben Ali
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Citrus Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Town and Country Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacramento
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Carmichael
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Broderick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Sacramento
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Zamora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Swingle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Swingle is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
    • El Macero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnigan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catlett, with the one closest to Catlett listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Olivehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Smartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

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

Cemeteries Near Catlett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catlett.

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

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Manzanita Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sierra Hills Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Citrus Heights.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1061654 <2>
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Cacheville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
      • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Yolo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <2>
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sierra View Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
      • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sierra View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicolas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Knights Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Antelope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Sheridan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Roseville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yolo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Rocklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cranmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
    • Mullen ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mullen is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen

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

Newspapers Published in Catlett ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catlett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catlett, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catlett.

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 Catlett:

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>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 Catlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catlett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.