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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 Feather River Inn (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 Feather River Inn. 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 Feather River Inn ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Feather River Inn: Feather Riv. Inn

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 and doctors 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.

Feather River Inn is located in Plumas 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 Plumas County: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Plumas County     (The home county of Feather River Inn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Feather River Inn, with the one closest to Feather River Inn listed first.
    • Mohawk
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
    • Blairsden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Graeagle
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mohawk Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
    • C-Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
    • Clio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Ranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Johnsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumas Eureka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumas Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
    • Cromberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
    • Delleker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Feather River Inn, with the one closest to Feather River Inn listed first.
    • Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Herlong Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herlong Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
      • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Feather River Inn, with the one closest to Feather River Inn listed first.
    • Graniteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Marsh Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • Baltimore Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Feather River Inn, with the one closest to Feather River Inn listed first.
    • Calpine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Poker Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
    • Loganville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
    • Sierra City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gibsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Sattley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Queen City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • Sierraville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Downieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyalton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goodyears Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Feather River Inn, with the one closest to Feather River Inn listed first.
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Strawberry Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Feather River Inn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Feather River Inn.

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 Feather River Inn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Johnsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cromberg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromberg Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cromberg Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7925 <4>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westside - Sharkey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Howland Flat Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Flat Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howland Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186787 <4>
  • Gibsonville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sierra City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <4>
  • Sattley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Louis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the west of La Porte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8331 <4>
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7955 <4>
    • Downieville Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Mohawk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
  • Johnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cromberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
  • Sierra City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Louis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
  • Sattley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Plumas County
  • Downieville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Quincy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • La Porte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Goodyears Bar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Loyalton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scales ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
      • Scales is located in Sierra County

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

Newspapers Published in Feather River Inn ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Feather River Inn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Feather River Inn, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Feather River Inn.

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 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 Feather River Inn:

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

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Feather River Inn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Feather River Inn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7905, Longitude: -120.6297       In this case, the coordinates for Feather River Inn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Feather River Inn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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