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Introduction ...

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

We've added Kurand to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kurand, 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 Kurand (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 Kurand. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Kurand is historic, it would have been located within present day Glenn 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 Glenn County: Butte, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Tehama.

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

  • Glenn County     (The home county of Kurand)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurand, with the one closest to Kurand listed first.
    • Willows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Artois
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elk Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Orland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Butte City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Afton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Hamilton City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Capay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Newville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Dogtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Copper City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Copper City is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurand, with the one closest to Kurand listed first.
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
    • Richvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurand, with the one closest to Kurand listed first.
    • Devils Elbow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Sites
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonyford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lodoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Williams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Colusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurand, with the one closest to Kurand listed first.
    • Pole Garden ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pole Garden is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Garden
    • Hough Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurand, with the one closest to Kurand listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Corning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Flournoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Paskenta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kurand ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kurand.

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

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

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

  • Willows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
    • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
    • Willows Catholic Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <3>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Orland Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Orland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7887 <3>
  • Orland Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pryor Grave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sites Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Grindstone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graves Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graves Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Orland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7996 <3>
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Willows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Fruto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
  • Elk Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sites
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
  • Jacinto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Butte City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stonyford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Afton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Kirkwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville

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

Newspapers Published in Kurand ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kurand.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kurand, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kurand.

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 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 Kurand:

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