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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hawk Ravine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hawk Ravine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hawk Ravine, please Contact Us.
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 Hawk Ravine (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 Hawk Ravine. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hawk Ravine is historic, it would have been located within present day Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.
Below are the counties that are near Hawk Ravine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawk Ravine:
- Butte County (The home county of Hawk Ravine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Wyandotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Longs Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Robinson Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Oroville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Oroville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Oroville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
- Oregon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thermalito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thermalito is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
- Glenn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Butte City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Birchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- North San Juan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
- North Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Penn Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bitney Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Nevada City Rancheria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaks is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
- Blue Tent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- La Porte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Storrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bucks Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
- Little Grass Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Tobin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tobin is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
- Santa Cruz County
- Live Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Goodyears Bar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sutter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Live Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
- Pennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Yuba City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tierra Buena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
- South Yuba City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
- Sutter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bogue is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Rackerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Challenge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loma Rica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
- Oregon House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa City is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Dobbins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Strawberry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Browns Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawk Ravine, see our County-by-County Page for Hawk Ravine.
Cemeteries Near Hawk Ravine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawk Ravine.
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 Hawk Ravine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawk Ravine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <3>
- Oregon City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oroville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butte County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bangor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <3>
- Brownsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Lake Madrone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Oroville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <3>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Hawk Ravine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawk Ravine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawk Ravine, with the one closest to Hawk Ravine listed first.
- Hurleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Wyandotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Oroville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forbestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Pentz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Honcut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yankee Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawk Ravine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawk Ravine.
Newspapers Published in Hawk Ravine ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawk Ravine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawk Ravine, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawk Ravine.
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 Hawk Ravine:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Butte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Glenn County
- Nevada County
- Plumas County
- Santa Cruz County
- Sierra County
- Sutter County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawk Ravine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <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- Hawk Ravine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |