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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 Jim Leggett Place (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 Jim Leggett Place. 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 Jim Leggett Place ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Jim Leggett Place: Jim Leggett Pl. (or less commonly used: Jim Leggett Plc.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Jim Leggett Place 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 Jim Leggett Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jim Leggett Place:

  • Mendocino County     (The home county of Jim Leggett Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jim Leggett Place, with the one closest to Jim Leggett Place listed first.
    • Spyrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spyrock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
      • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Bowman Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
      • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Bell Springs ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
      • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Dos Rios
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Covelo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laytonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Leggett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Leggett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leggett
      • South Leggett is located in Mendocino County
    • Branscomb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Piercy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Westport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
      • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
    • Inglenook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
      • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jim Leggett Place, with the one closest to Jim Leggett Place listed first.
    • Harris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Humboldt County
    • Cooks Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Alderpoint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Garberville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Seward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Redway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitethorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Blocksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Briceland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
      • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
    • Phillipsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jim Leggett Place, with the one closest to Jim Leggett Place listed first.
    • Zenia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ruth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Jim Leggett Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jim Leggett Place.

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 Jim Leggett Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Nome Lackee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nome Lackee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nome Lackee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yuki Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuki Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuki Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laytonville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laytonville Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jewett Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lilley Grave Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilley Grave Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Ranch Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Garberville Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
    • 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.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Covelo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cummings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Laytonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Rockport
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Westport
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenny
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Hearst
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst
    • Hearst is located in Mendocino County
  • Inglenook
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
    • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County

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

Newspapers Published in Jim Leggett Place ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jim Leggett Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jim Leggett Place, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jim Leggett Place.

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 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 Jim Leggett Place:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jim Leggett Place. 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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Jim Leggett Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jim Leggett Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jim Leggett Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8627, Longitude: -123.4206       In this case, the coordinates for Jim Leggett Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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