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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 Delevan (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 Delevan. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Delevan is located in Colusa 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 Colusa County: Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Colusa County     (The home county of Delevan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Maxwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sites
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Princeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Devils Elbow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
    • Williams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Colusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
    • Lodoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
    • Stonyford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Arbuckle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Richvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gridley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Biggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
    • Peachton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • Oroville Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Willows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Afton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Artois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Elk Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Pole Garden ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Garden
      • Pole Garden is located in Lake County
    • Hough Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hough Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
      • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
    • Bartlett Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
      • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Tarke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Sutter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Live Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people

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

Newspapers Published in Delevan ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delevan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delevan, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delevan.

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 Delevan:

Cemeteries Near Delevan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delevan.

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

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

  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
  • Sites Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Willows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
    • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
    • Willows Catholic Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <4>
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pryor Grave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Grave
  • Butte City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nye Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252800 <4>
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • North Butte Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte Cemetery
    • Mound Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonyford Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonyford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonyford 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.<6>

While we didn't find Delevan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delevan.

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

  • Norman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Maxwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sites
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lurline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
  • Willows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Williams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Colusa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Jacinto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
  • Stonyford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Genevra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Sycamore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delevan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delevan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3541, Longitude: -122.1911       In this case, the coordinates for Delevan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Delevan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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