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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hollenbeck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hollenbeck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hollenbeck, 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 Hollenbeck (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 Hollenbeck. 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 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 Hollenbeck is historic, it would have been located within present day Modoc 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 Modoc County: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Washoe (NV), Klamath (OR) & Lake (OR).

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

  • Modoc County     (The home county of Hollenbeck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollenbeck, with the one closest to Hollenbeck listed first.
    • Tionesta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tionesta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
      • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
    • Lookout Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lookout Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
      • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
    • Lookout
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Canby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Adin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stronghold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
      • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollenbeck, with the one closest to Hollenbeck listed first.
    • Bieber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
      • Bieber is located in Lassen County
    • Nubieber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pumpkin Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pittville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollenbeck, with the one closest to Hollenbeck listed first.
    • Alfa ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
      • Alfa is located in Shasta County
    • Dana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Shasta County
    • Glenburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Glenburn:
      • Burgettville
      • Swasey
    • McArthur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Siskiyou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hollenbeck, with the one closest to Hollenbeck listed first.
    • Hambone ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hambone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
      • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
    • Slagger ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
      • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County

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

Cemeteries Near Hollenbeck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollenbeck.

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

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Day Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Day Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463464 <5>
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • ISOT Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ISOT Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the ISOT Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Canby.
    • The ISOT Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • In Search of Truth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2550853 <5>
  • Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<6> to the north of Canby.
    • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canby Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305845 <5>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Eastman Ranch Indian Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adin Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7831 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240055 <5>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dana Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540241 <5>
    • Gillems Graveyard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillems Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillems Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Hollenbeck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hollenbeck.

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

  • Lookout
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Canby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cornell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Cornell is located in Modoc County
  • Bieber
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Adin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alfa ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
    • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Dana
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Pittville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County

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

Newspapers Published in Hollenbeck ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollenbeck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hollenbeck, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hollenbeck.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hollenbeck:

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

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 Hollenbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollenbeck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollenbeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4618, Longitude: -121.2833       In this case, the coordinates for Hollenbeck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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