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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 Hales Grove (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 Hales Grove. 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 Hales Grove ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hales Grove: Hales Grv.
  • While the name of this community is Hales Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hales Grove may originally have been Hale's Grove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hales Grove might be written as Hale Grove.

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 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.

Hales Grove is located in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County: Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Sonoma, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Mendocino County     (The home county of Hales Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Grove, with the one closest to Hales Grove listed first.
    • Leggett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Leggett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leggett
      • South Leggett is located in Mendocino County
    • Piercy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowman Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
      • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Westport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bell Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
      • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Branscomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spyrock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spyrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
      • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Laytonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Inglenook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
      • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
    • Dos Rios
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fort Bragg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hales Grove, with the one closest to Hales Grove listed first.
    • Cooks Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
      • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
    • Whitethorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garberville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Harris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Humboldt County
    • Redway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Briceland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
      • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
    • Shelter Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ettersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg
      • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt County
    • Alderpoint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Seward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seward
      • Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County
    • Miranda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Trinity County

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

Newspapers Published in Hales Grove ...

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 Hales Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hales Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hales Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hales Grove:

Cemeteries Near Hales Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hales Grove.

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 Hales Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lilley Grave Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilley Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilley Grave Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Laytonville Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laytonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laytonville Cemetery
  • Garberville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Inglenook Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inglenook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inglenook Cemetery
  • Jewett Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ettersburg Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Memorial Park Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Martin Ranch Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 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.<6>

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

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

  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Mendocino County
  • Cummings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Cummings is located in Mendocino County
  • Kenny
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
    • Kenny is located in Mendocino County
  • Westport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Laytonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Inglenook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
    • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
  • Garberville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Briceland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
    • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
  • Cleone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
    • Cleone is located in Mendocino County
  • Fort Bragg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Noyo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo
    • Noyo is located in Mendocino County
  • Phillipsville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Covelo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

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

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>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 '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- Hales Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hales Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8177, Longitude: -123.7822       In this case, the coordinates for Hales Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hales Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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