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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dedrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dedrick, 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 Dedrick (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 Dedrick. 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 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dedrick is historic, it would have been located within present day Trinity 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 Trinity County: Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou & Tehama.

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

  • Trinity County     (The home county of Dedrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedrick, with the one closest to Dedrick listed first.
    • Helena ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Trinity County
    • Junction City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Weaverville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Minersville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Minersville is located in Trinity County
    • Big Bar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deadwood ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Denny ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Denny is located in Trinity County
    • Carrville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
      • Carrville is located in Trinity County
    • Hayfork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnt Ranch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedrick, with the one closest to Dedrick listed first.
    • Morrowville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Shasta County
    • French Gulch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jillsonville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jillsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
      • Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
    • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
      • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
    • Fielding ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fielding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Fielding is located in Shasta County
    • Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
      • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
      • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Whiskeytown:
      • Blair
      • Franklin City
      • Schilling
      • Stella
      • Whiskey Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <3>
  • Siskiyou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedrick, with the one closest to Dedrick listed first.
    • Cecilville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
      • Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
    • Sawyers Bar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Dedrick ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dedrick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dedrick, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dedrick.

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 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 Dedrick:

Cemeteries Near Dedrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dedrick.

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

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

  • Trinity County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaverville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaverville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaverville Cemetery
  • Ridgeville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeville Cemetery
  • Carrville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carrville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Carrville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257674 <6>
  • Hayfork Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • French Gulch Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Orcutt Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

Dedrick itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weaverville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minersville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Trinity County
  • Big Bar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lewiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deadwood ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
    • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
  • Cecilville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
    • Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
  • Trinity Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Denny ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
    • Denny is located in Trinity County
  • Hayfork
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Carrville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
    • Carrville is located in Trinity County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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

The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/

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

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 Dedrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dedrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dedrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8626, Longitude: -123.0367       In this case, the coordinates for Dedrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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