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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 Copeland (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 Copeland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Copeland is located in Tehama 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 Tehama County: Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta & Trinity.

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

  • Tehama County     (The home county of Copeland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copeland, with the one closest to Copeland listed first.
    • Vina
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Los Molinos
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gerber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Proberta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Red Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Flournoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copeland, with the one closest to Copeland listed first.
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Chico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
    • Forest Ranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • De Sabla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Nimshew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Irish Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Durham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Powellton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Paradise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copeland, with the one closest to Copeland listed first.
    • Capay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Hamilton City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Artois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Glenn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Willows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Shasta County
    • Battle Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Copeland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copeland.

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

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

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

  • Vina Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <3>
  • Corning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tehama Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehama Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tehama Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Tehama.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8399 <3>
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <3>
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graves Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Orland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7996 <3>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Orland Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Orland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7887 <3>
  • Orland Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Copeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copeland.

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

  • Vina
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tehama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Kirkwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Cana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cana is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Anita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Proberta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Rawson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Henleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Red Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
    • Forest Ranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch

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

Newspapers Published in Copeland ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copeland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copeland, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copeland.

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 Copeland:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Copeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Copeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.