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Introduction ...

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

We've added Eskini to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eskini, 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 Eskini (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 Eskini. 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 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 Eskini is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Eskini. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eskini:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Eskini)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Durham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Chico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
    • Nelson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Richvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Oroville Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Oregon City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Irish Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Hamilton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Capay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Artois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Orland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Willows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Pennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Live Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 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
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Vina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eskini, with the one closest to Eskini listed first.
    • Rackerby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Loma Rica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica

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

Cemeteries Near Eskini ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eskini.

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

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

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

  • Durham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <3>
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chico Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <3>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Nicholl Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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]<4> to the north of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <3>

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.

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

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

  • Durham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Jacinto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Pentz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Paradise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Anita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Oroville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankee Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Butte City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bigg's
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Magalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimshew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew

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

Newspapers Published in Eskini ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eskini.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eskini, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eskini.

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 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 Eskini:

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 Eskini, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eskini) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.