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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 Fagan (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 Fagan. 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 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.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Fagan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan listed first.
    • Gridley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peachton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Robinsons Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Bigg's
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Honcut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Palermo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oroville Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Thermalito
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Oroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Oroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan listed first.
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Colusa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Grimes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Arbuckle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan 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 northwest)
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Penn Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Birchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Rough and Ready
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Placer County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Sutter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Yuba City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Tarke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Bogue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Meridian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Nicolaus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fagan, with the one closest to Fagan listed first.
    • Iowa City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Marysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Binney Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Loma Rica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Dantoni
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Alicia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Browns Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Olivehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rackerby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Oregon House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Fagan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fagan.

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

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

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

  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Marysville.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <3>
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Stohlman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yuba City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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>

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

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

  • Gridley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Live Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Bigg's
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pennington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • 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)
  • Lomo
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Palermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Binney Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Nelson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Fagan ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fagan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fagan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fagan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fagan:

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