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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 Jonesville (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 Jonesville. 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 northeast 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 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.

Jonesville is located in 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 Jonesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonesville:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Jonesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
    • Butte Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Powellton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Stirling City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • De Sabla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Forest Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Paradise Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Nimshew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Big Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Magalia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pulga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Irish Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Merrimac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Lassen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
    • Peninsula Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
    • Westwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Town is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Town
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
    • Longville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Longville is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Belden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tobin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Storrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caribou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Lake Almanor West
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Almanor West is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor West
      • Lake Almanor West has also been known as:
      • Almanor West
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • Prattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Almanor Country Club
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Seneca is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Lake Almanor Peninsula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Almanor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Almanor is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almanor
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
    • Manzanita Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Manzanita Lake is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita Lake
    • Viola ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Viola is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesville, with the one closest to Jonesville listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mineral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dantuma Place
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
    • Paynes Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Jonesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesville.

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

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

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

  • Butte Meadows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Humbug Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Humbug Valley Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Chester.
    • The Humbug Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dotta Cemetery
    • Dotta Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192289 <3>
  • Chester Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976711 <3>
  • Forest Ranch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Prattville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Flat Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Butte Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Longville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Longville is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Powellton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Lovelock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Prattville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Ranch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Lyonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Nimshew
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Magalia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Jonesville ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonesville.

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 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 Jonesville:

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>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- Jonesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Jonesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.