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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 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.

Jonesville is located in Butte 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inskip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Powellton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powellton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Stirling City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • De Sabla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Forest Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Paradise Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Nimshew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Big Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
    • Westwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Town
      • Pine Town is located in Lassen County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Plumas County
    • Belden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tobin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
    • Storrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caribou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
    • Lake Almanor West
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor West
      • Lake Almanor West is located in Plumas County
      • Lake Almanor West has also been known as:
      • Almanor West
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Almanor Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Country Club
      • Lake Almanor Country Club is located in Plumas County
    • Seneca ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Plumas County
    • Lake Almanor Peninsula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita Lake
      • Manzanita Lake is located in Shasta County
    • Viola ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Shasta County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
    • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Butte Meadows Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inskip Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humbug Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humbug Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Humbug Valley Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north of Chester.
    • The Humbug Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dotta Cemetery
    • Dotta Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192289 <5>
  • Chester Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Ranch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coutolenc Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coutolenc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prattville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prattville Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Prattville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991780 <5>
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cohasset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cohasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Flat Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7857 <5>
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholl Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nicholl Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadow Valley Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cameron - Davis Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville District Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Clarks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inskip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
  • Longville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Longville is located in Plumas County
  • Powellton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powellton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
  • Lovelock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
  • Prattville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Ranch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
  • Lyonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
  • Nimshew
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spanish Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • 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]<4>. 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 like to 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 Jonesville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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

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>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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1124, Longitude: -121.4672       In this case, the coordinates for Jonesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.




 

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