Our Genealogy Helper
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 French Gulch (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 French Gulch. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
French Gulch 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 French Gulch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to French Gulch:
- Shasta County (The home county of French Gulch)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Gulch, with the one closest to French Gulch listed first.
- Jillsonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jillsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
- Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
- Morrowville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Morrowville is located in Shasta County
- Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
- Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
- Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Whiskeytown:
- Blair
- Franklin City
- Schilling
- Stella
- Whiskey Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <2>
- Copley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Matheson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
- Matheson is located in Shasta County
- Coram ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Keswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Keswick is located in Shasta County
- Shasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Shasta is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta <2>
- Boralma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Gulch, with the one closest to French Gulch listed first.
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lewiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Weaverville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <2>
- Douglas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Douglas City is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas City <2>
- Trinity Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Center
- Trinity Center is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity Center <2>
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <2>
- Carrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Carrville is located in Trinity County
- Helena ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <2>
- Hayfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfork
- Hayfork is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfork <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French Gulch, see our County-by-County Page for French Gulch.
Newspapers Published in French Gulch ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around French Gulch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French Gulch, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French Gulch.
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 French Gulch:
- Websites specific to California
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the California State Archives
- Pages specific to Shasta County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Trinity County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Shasta County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Shasta County
Cemeteries Near French Gulch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Gulch.
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 French Gulch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French Gulch, with the one closest to French Gulch listed first.
- French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242663 <5>
- French Gulch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Gulch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1851988 <5>
- Whiskeytown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiskeytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8442 <5>
- Shasta Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shasta Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shasta Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354998 <5>
- Shasta Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- The Shasta Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shasta Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8277 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8330 <5>
- Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- The Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boot Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185433 <5>
- Churntown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Churntown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Shasta Lake.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churntown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157834 <5>
- Igo Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Igo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242774 <5>
- Middleton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- The Middletown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242777 <5>
- Central Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177218 <5>
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeville Cemetery
- Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fann - Slaughter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Ono.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217720 <5>
- Philpott Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Philpott Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The Philpott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Ono Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238211 <5>
- Ridgeville Cemetery
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 French Gulch had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from French Gulch, with the one closest to French Gulch listed first.
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lewiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
- Copley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Shasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Shasta is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta <2>
- Hart ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Waugh ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Kennett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Minersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Shasta County
- Igo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Igo is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Igo <2>
- Morley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Elmore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Ono is located in Shasta County
- Redding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <2>
- Mabel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ono
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around French Gulch. See our List of 1890's Communities around French Gulch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Gulch. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- French Gulch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7032, Longitude: -122.6376 |
| <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 French Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |