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 Cornell (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 Cornell. 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 doctors 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.

Cornell is located in Modoc 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 Modoc County: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Washoe (NV), Klamath (OR) & Lake (OR).

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

• Modoc County     (The home county of Cornell)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cornell, with the one closest to Cornell listed first.
  • Stronghold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
  • Tionesta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tionesta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
• Siskiyou County
  • Tulelake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulelake
    • Tulelake is located in Siskiyou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulelake <2>
• Klamath County (OR)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cornell, with the one closest to Cornell listed first.
  • Malin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Merrill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • White Lake City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
  • Haynesville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Bonanza
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cornell ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornell.

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 websites either 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 Cornell:

• Websites specific to California
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Pages specific to Modoc County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Siskiyou County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Klamath County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for California
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Modoc County

Cemeteries Near Cornell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornell.

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 Cornell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Gillems Graveyard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillems Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillems Graveyard
• Malin Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malin Cemetery
• Merrill Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • The Merrill Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Old Tulalake Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234697 <4>
• Bedfield Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedfield Cemetery
• IOOF Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
• Merrill IOOF Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • The Merrill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill IOOF Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39131 <4>
• Haynesville Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • The Haynesville Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lorella Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynesville Cemetery
• Bonanza Memorial Park
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonanza Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonanza Memorial Park
• Mt. Laki Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Laki Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cornell had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Langell Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langell Valley
  • Langell Valley is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Haynesville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
• Bonanza
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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