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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 Fraziers Landing (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 Fraziers Landing. 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 Fraziers Landing ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Fraziers Landing: Fraziers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fraziers Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Fraziers Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fraziers Landing may originally have been Frazier's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fraziers Landing might be written as Frazier Landing.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fraziers Landing is located in Colusa 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 Colusa County: Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Colusa County     (The home county of Fraziers Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Grimes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Colusa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Gridley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Peachton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Honcut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Bigg's
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
  • Glenn County
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Riego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Elverta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Tarke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Sutter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Robbins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Tierra Buena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicolas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolaus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Oso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Hershey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Dunnigan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zamora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Knights Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Capay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Guinda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rumsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Esparto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fraziers Landing, with the one closest to Fraziers Landing listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Alicia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Marysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Binney Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Dantoni
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Iowa City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Browns Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Rica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

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

Cemeteries Near Fraziers Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fraziers Landing.

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 Fraziers Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Sierra View Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
      • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sierra View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <4>
    • Marysville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Cranmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Grand Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grimes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • College City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Dunnigan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Sycamore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Arbuckle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nicolas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knights Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Marysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Genevra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra

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

Newspapers Published in Fraziers Landing ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fraziers Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fraziers Landing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fraziers Landing.

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 helpful 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 Fraziers Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fraziers Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Fraziers Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.