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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 Fall River Mills (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 Fall River Mills. 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 Fall River Mills ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Fall River Mills was originally named Fall City

  • A typical abbreviation for Fall River Mills: Fall Riv. Mls. (or less commonly used: Fall Riv. Mlls.)

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.

A Few Details for Fall River Mills ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Fall River Mills was established in 1860.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Fall River Mills is located in Shasta 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 Shasta County: Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Shasta County     (The home county of Fall River Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fall River Mills, with the one closest to Fall River Mills listed first.
    • McArthur
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Glenburn:
      • Burgettville
      • Swasey
    • Alfa ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
      • Alfa is located in Shasta County
    • Cassel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Shasta County
    • Johnson Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park
      • Johnson Park is located in Shasta County
    • Cayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
      • Cayton is located in Shasta County
    • Hat Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchet Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
      • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Old Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Big Bend:
      • Elena
      • Henderson
      • Indian Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bend <1>
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fall River Mills, with the one closest to Fall River Mills listed first.
    • Pittville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Lassen County
    • Nubieber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bieber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
      • Bieber is located in Lassen County
    • Pumpkin Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Modoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fall River Mills, with the one closest to Fall River Mills listed first.
    • Lookout Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
      • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
    • Lookout
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Siskiyou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fall River Mills, with the one closest to Fall River Mills listed first.
    • Hambone ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hambone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
      • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
    • Slagger ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
      • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
    • Algoma ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Algoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Siskiyou County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fall River Mills ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fall River Mills.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fall River Mills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fall River Mills and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fall River Mills.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Fall River Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fall River Mills:

Cemeteries Near Fall River Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fall River Mills.

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 Fall River Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fall River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastman Ranch Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Burney Falls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burney Falls Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Falls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243323 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Dana Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burney Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Burney.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Burney Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7866 <5>
  • Burney Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burney Cemetery is located in Burney.
    • The Burney Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burney District Cemetery
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Burney Cemetery (located 69 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362619 <5>
  • Day Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Day Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463464 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Lookout Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7923 <5>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fall River Mills had a population of 311 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pittville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Cassel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Cayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
    • Cayton is located in Shasta County
  • Bieber
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Lookout
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery Creek
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayden Hill ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Hill
    • Hayden Hill is located in Lassen County
  • Adin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Fall River Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fall River Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0046, Longitude: -121.4382    
<5>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.
<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 Fall River Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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