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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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria (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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Grindstone Indian Rancheria is located in Glenn 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 Glenn County: Butte, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Tehama.

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

  • Glenn County     (The home county of Grindstone Indian Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Grindstone Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Elk Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Dogtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
    • Copper City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Glenn County
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
    • Artois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Willows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Capay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Hamilton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Grindstone Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Stonyford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Devils Elbow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
    • Lodoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
    • Sites
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Grindstone Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Paskenta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Flournoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
      • Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama County
    • Corning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Grindstone Indian Rancheria ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grindstone Indian Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grindstone Indian Rancheria, 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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria.

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 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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria:

Cemeteries Near Grindstone Indian Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grindstone Indian Rancheria.

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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grindstone Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Grindstone Indian Rancheria listed first.

  • Grindstone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Watson Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Grave
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chrome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrome Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Elk Creek.
    • The Chrome Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Milsap Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrome Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8162 <4>
  • Millsap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsap Cemetery
  • Newville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nye Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252800 <4>
  • Graves Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
  • Paskenta Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paskenta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paskenta Cemetery
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oddfellows Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
    • Willows Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
      • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
      • Willows Catholic Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <4>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic 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>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grindstone Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Grindstone Indian Rancheria listed first.

  • Elk Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fruto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
  • Newville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
  • Paskenta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Orland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Willows
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonyford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Henleyville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Norman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Corning
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sites
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Jacinto
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
  • Richfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County

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

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

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

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>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.
<3>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- Grindstone Indian Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grindstone Indian Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6721, Longitude: -122.5180       In this case, the coordinates for Grindstone Indian Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Grindstone Indian Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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