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

Deadwood is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Deadwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deadwood, with the one closest to Deadwood listed first.
    • Concow
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Big Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Pulga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Magalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Big Bar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Irish Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Paradise Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Nimshew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • De Sabla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Berry Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deadwood, with the one closest to Deadwood listed first.
    • Hamilton City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Capay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Glenn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deadwood, with the one closest to Deadwood listed first.
    • Storrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Bucks Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • Belden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • Meadow Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • La Porte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Little Grass Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
    • Caribou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Twain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deadwood, with the one closest to Deadwood listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rackerby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Loma Rica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Dobbins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Oregon House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Deadwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deadwood.

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

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

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

  • Clarks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <2>
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Madrone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Forest Ranch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Thompson Flat Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Yankee Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Big Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Magalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pentz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Nimshew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Lovelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Brush Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Merrimac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Forest Ranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Powellton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Durham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Deadwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deadwood.

Newspapers Published in Deadwood ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deadwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deadwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deadwood.

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 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 Deadwood:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deadwood) 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 Deadwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.