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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Chats. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chats to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chats, please Contact Us.

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 Chats (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 Chats. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Chats is historic, it would have been located within present day Lassen 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 Lassen County: Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Washoe (NV).

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

  • Lassen County     (The home county of Chats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chats, with the one closest to Chats listed first.
    • Doyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Herlong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Patton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Patton Village is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Calneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Calneva is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calneva
    • Herlong Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chats, with the one closest to Chats listed first.
    • Mystic ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mystic is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Bronco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
    • Polaris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chats, with the one closest to Chats listed first.
    • Chilcoot - Vinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
    • Chilcoot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beckwourth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Portola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Delleker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
    • Iron Horse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
    • Lake Davis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
    • Whitehawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
    • Mohawk Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
    • Valley Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
    • C-Road
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
    • Clio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chats, with the one closest to Chats listed first.
    • Loyalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sierraville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Calpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Calvada ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Calvada is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
    • Sattley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Storey County (NV)
    • Lockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chats, with the one closest to Chats listed first.
    • Border Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
    • Cold Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Nashville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Lemmon Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
    • Verdi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Golden Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Raleigh Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
    • Verdi - Mogul
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
    • Panther Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
    • Mogul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
    • Lawton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Sun Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chats.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Loyalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Verdi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Sattley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marmol ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
  • Reno
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <2>
  • Mystic ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mystic is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson has also been known as:
    • Junction House
    • Sparks Ranch
  • Boca
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Boca is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Bronco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bronco is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Floriston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Huffakers ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huffakers is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
    • Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vista is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Hafed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hafed is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Mohawk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk

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

Newspapers Published in Chats ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chats.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chats, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chats.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Chats:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Chats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.