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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 Chalk Bank Landing (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 Chalk Bank Landing. 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 Chalk Bank Landing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Chalk Bank Landing: Chalk Bank Lndg. (or less commonly used: Chalk Bank Lndng.)

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.

Chalk Bank Landing is located in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).

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

  • Siskiyou County     (The home county of Chalk Bank Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Bank Landing, with the one closest to Chalk Bank Landing listed first.
    • Tulelake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dorris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Somerset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
    • Macdoel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
      • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
    • Tennant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
    • Beswick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
      • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County
  • Modoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Bank Landing, with the one closest to Chalk Bank Landing listed first.
    • Stronghold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
      • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
    • Tionesta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tionesta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
      • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Klamath County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Bank Landing, with the one closest to Chalk Bank Landing listed first.
    • White Lake City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
      • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Merrill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <1>
    • Malin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
      • Malin is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <1>
    • Worden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Altamont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Keno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Klamath Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dairy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <1>
    • Oretech
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Chalk Bank Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalk Bank Landing.

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 Chalk Bank Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gillems Graveyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillems Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillems Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Laki Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Malin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worden Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bedfield Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Picard Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Klamath Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klamath Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klamath Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Keno Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keno Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Linkville Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Olene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olene
    • Olene is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Cornell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Cornell is located in Modoc County
  • Mount Hebron
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
    • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
  • Plevna ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Keno
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Langell Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langell Valley
    • Langell Valley is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Bonanza
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <1>
  • Dairy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Haynesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Hildebrand
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebrand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand
    • Hildebrand is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Beswick
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
    • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County

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

Newspapers Published in Chalk Bank Landing ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalk Bank Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalk Bank Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalk Bank Landing.

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 Chalk Bank Landing:

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chalk Bank Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Chalk Bank Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalk Bank Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9121, Longitude: -121.6428       In this case, the coordinates for Chalk Bank Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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