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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 East Gridley (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 East Gridley. 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.

Name Variations for East Gridley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Gridley: E. Gridley

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

East Gridley 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 East Gridley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Gridley:

  • Butte County     (The home county of East Gridley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Peachton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Gridley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • East Biggs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Bigg's
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Palermo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oroville Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Thermalito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • South Oroville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Richvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Lake Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Birchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Penn Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North San Juan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rough and Ready
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Placer County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Pennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Sutter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • South Yuba City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Bogue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Tarke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gridley, with the one closest to East Gridley listed first.
    • Iowa City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Loma Rica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Binney Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Browns Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dantoni
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Rackerby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Linda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alicia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Olivehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oregon House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

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

Cemeteries Near East Gridley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Gridley.

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 East Gridley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Gridley.
    • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Biggs Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <3>
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <3>
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte County Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <3>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Sutter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marysville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marysville Jewish 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 East Gridley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Gridley.

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

  • Gridley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bigg's
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Live Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Honcut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
  • Honcut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Palermo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lomo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Ramirez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Oroville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Bangor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Binney Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Nelson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yuba City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in East Gridley ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Gridley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Gridley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Gridley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 East Gridley:

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