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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 Forest Ranch (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 Forest Ranch. 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 Forest Ranch ...

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 Forest Ranch: Forest Rnch.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Forest Ranch is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Forest Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ranch, with the one closest to Forest Ranch listed first.
    • De Sabla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Nimshew
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Irish Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Paradise Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Powellton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Magalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stirling City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Concow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
      • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Big Bar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
    • Pulga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ranch, with the one closest to Forest Ranch listed first.
    • Hamilton City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Capay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ranch, with the one closest to Forest Ranch listed first.
    • Storrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tobin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
    • Belden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bucks Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • Longville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Plumas County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ranch, with the one closest to Forest Ranch listed first.
    • Vina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Los Molinos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tehama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gerber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dantuma Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
    • Proberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Forest Ranch ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Ranch, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Ranch.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Forest Ranch:

Cemeteries Near Forest Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Ranch.

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 Forest Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Forest Ranch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Ranch Cemetery
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cohasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cohasset Cemetery
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nicholl Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholl Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coutolenc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coutolenc Cemetery
  • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inskip Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
  • Chico Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park
  • Durham Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clarks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Butte Meadows Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Butte Meadows Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Meadows Cemetery
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 in 1895, Forest Ranch had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nimshew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
  • Lovelock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Magalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Powellton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
  • Paradise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Yankee Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
  • Pentz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
  • Butte Meadows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Durham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Cana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Butte County

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

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

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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>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- Forest Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8740, Longitude: -121.6811    
<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 Forest Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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