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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 Happy Camp (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 Happy Camp. 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.

Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).

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

  • Siskiyou County     (The home county of Happy Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Camp, with the one closest to Happy Camp listed first.
    • Seiad Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
    • Scott Bar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mugginsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugginsville
      • Mugginsville is located in Siskiyou County
    • Klamath River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Oro Fino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oro Fino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
      • Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
    • Somes Bar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheeseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
      • Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
    • Fort Jones
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Del Norte County
  • Jackson County (OR)
    • Copper ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
      • Copper is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Josephine County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Camp, with the one closest to Happy Camp listed first.
    • Brown City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
      • Brown City is located in Josephine County (OR)
    • Waldo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Josephine County (OR)
    • O'Brien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
      • Cave Junction is located in Josephine County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <1>
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Kerby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
      • Kerby is located in Josephine County (OR)
      • Former names for Kerby:
      • Kerbyville
      • Napoleon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerby <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Happy Camp ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Camp.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Happy Camp. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Happy Camp and those printed in the larger area surrounding Happy Camp.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Happy Camp.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Happy Camp:

Cemeteries Near Happy Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Happy Camp.

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 Happy Camp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Aubrey Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Creek Cemetery
  • Steamboat Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steamboat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steamboat Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39456 <5>
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley 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 Happy Camp had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Seiad Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Cottage Grove is located in Siskiyou County
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
  • Browntown ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
    • Browntown is located in Josephine County (OR)
  • Steamboat
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Oakbar
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakbar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
    • Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Waldo ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Josephine County (OR)
  • Althouse ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Althouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
    • Althouse is located in Josephine County (OR)
  • Oro Fino
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oro Fino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
    • Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
  • Walker
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Siskiyou County
  • Somes Bar
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Happy Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7946, Longitude: -123.3777    
<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 Happy Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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