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Introduction ...

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

We've added Land to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Land, 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 Land (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 Land. 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 hospitals 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 Land is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Land. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Land:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Land)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Oregon City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Oroville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Oroville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Wyandotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Berry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Elsey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thermalito
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
  • Colusa County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Birchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • North San Juan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • North Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • Penn Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough and Ready
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bitney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Storrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bucks Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • La Porte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tobin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Little Grass Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Queen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Tierra Buena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sutter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Land, with the one closest to Land listed first.
    • Rackerby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Loma Rica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Oregon House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Dobbins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Browns Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Land ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Land.

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

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

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

  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Butte County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <3>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Madrone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Upham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Oroville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Wyandotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Palermo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pentz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Yankee Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Forbestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Bangor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brush Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Honcut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Land ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Land.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Land, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Land.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Land:

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 Land, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.