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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 Honcut (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 Honcut. 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.

Honcut is located in Yuba 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 Yuba County: Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra & Sutter.

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

  • Yuba County     (The home county of Honcut)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Iowa City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Loma Rica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Browns Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Binney Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Dantoni
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Marysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alicia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Olivehurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Oregon House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Honcut
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Peachton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Gridley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Palermo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Wyandotte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • South Oroville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Grimes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Afton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Lake Wildwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Birchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Rough and Ready
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • North San Juan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Grass Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honcut, with the one closest to Honcut listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Yuba City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • South Yuba City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Pennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Bogue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Sutter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Rio Oso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nicolas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Honcut ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honcut.

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 Honcut - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Honcut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Honcut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Browns Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peoria Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Gridley.
    • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Biggs Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <2>
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <2>
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Honcut had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ramirez
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Honcut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Lomo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Browns Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gridley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Binney Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Palermo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bangor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yuba City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bigg's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wyandotte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Pennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Honcut ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honcut.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honcut, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honcut.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Honcut:

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 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Honcut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Honcut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.