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 Chilcoot - Vinton (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 Chilcoot - Vinton. 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.
Chilcoot - Vinton 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 Chilcoot - Vinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chilcoot - Vinton:
- Plumas County (The home county of Chilcoot - Vinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Chilcoot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beckwourth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Horse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
- Lake Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
- Delleker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Delleker is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
- Whitehawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
- C-Road
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- C-Road is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
- Clio
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mohawk Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
- Valley Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
- Blairsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lassen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Herlong Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
- Herlong
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patton Village is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Calneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calneva is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calneva
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Floriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bronco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Prosser Lake Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sierraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sattley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Sierra City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washoe County (NV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Border Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Lemmon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
- Golden Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Verdi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Verdi - Mogul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Mogul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Panther Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Lawton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Sun Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chilcoot - Vinton, see our County-by-County Page for Chilcoot - Vinton.
Cemeteries Near Chilcoot - Vinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chilcoot - Vinton.
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 Chilcoot - Vinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chilcoot - Vinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Chilcoot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westside - Sharkey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sattley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sierraville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi (NV).
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <2>
- Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reno - Sparks Indian Colony / Hungry Valley Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno (NV).
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <2>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Chilcoot - Vinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chilcoot - Vinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chilcoot - Vinton, with the one closest to Chilcoot - Vinton listed first.
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sattley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Verdi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Lawton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
- Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Boca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boca is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
- Floriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Cromberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chilcoot - Vinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chilcoot - Vinton.
Newspapers Published in Chilcoot - Vinton ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chilcoot - Vinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chilcoot - Vinton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chilcoot - Vinton.
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 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 Chilcoot - Vinton:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Plumas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lassen County
- Nevada County
- Sierra County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chilcoot - Vinton) 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 Chilcoot - Vinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |