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Introduction ...

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

We've added China Gulch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with China Gulch, 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 China Gulch (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 China Gulch. 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 China Gulch is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 China Gulch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to China Gulch:

  • Plumas County     (The home county of China Gulch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Gulch, with the one closest to China Gulch listed first.
    • Bucks Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • Meadow Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Storrie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tobin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Spanish Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Little Grass Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Belden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • La Porte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Twain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Quincy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Gulch, with the one closest to China Gulch listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Brush Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Big Bar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Pulga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Feather Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Berry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Clipper Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oroleve
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Concow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Stirling City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Gulch, with the one closest to China Gulch listed first.
    • Gibsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Queen City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Poker Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Goodyears Bar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Downieville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alleghany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Gulch, with the one closest to China Gulch listed first.
    • Strawberry Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Challenge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Camptonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Rackerby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dobbins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near China Gulch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of China Gulch.

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 China Gulch - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from China Gulch, with the one closest to China Gulch 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 China Gulch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of China Gulch.

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

  • Merrimac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Meadow Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
  • Brush Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • La Porte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Quincy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Louis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Gibsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Big Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Strawberry Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Scales ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scales is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Yankee Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Clipper Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise

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

Newspapers Published in China Gulch ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around China Gulch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of China Gulch, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for China Gulch.

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 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 China Gulch:

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 China Gulch, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- China Gulch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.