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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 Larkins Childrens Rancho (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 Larkins Childrens Rancho. 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 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.

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

  • Glenn County     (The home county of Larkins Childrens Rancho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larkins Childrens Rancho, with the one closest to Larkins Childrens Rancho listed first.
    • Butte City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Glenn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Artois
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Orland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Capay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Elk Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larkins Childrens Rancho, with the one closest to Larkins Childrens Rancho listed first.
    • Richvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Nelson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gridley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Biggs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Oroville Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Peachton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Chico
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larkins Childrens Rancho, with the one closest to Larkins Childrens Rancho listed first.
    • Princeton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Maxwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sites
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Devils Elbow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Lodoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
    • Genevra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Stonyford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grimes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larkins Childrens Rancho, with the one closest to Larkins Childrens Rancho listed first.
    • Pennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Meridian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tarke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Live Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Sutter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tierra Buena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
  • Tehama County
    • Kirkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood

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

Cemeteries Near Larkins Childrens Rancho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larkins Childrens Rancho.

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 Larkins Childrens Rancho - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Princeton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willows Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Mound Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <3>
    • Sites Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Butte City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Norman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Jacinto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Willows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colusa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sites
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
  • Pennington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Nelson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
  • Bigg's
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gridley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Larkins Childrens Rancho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larkins Childrens Rancho.

Newspapers Published in Larkins Childrens Rancho ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larkins Childrens Rancho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larkins Childrens Rancho, 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 Larkins Childrens Rancho.

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 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 Larkins Childrens Rancho:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larkins Childrens Rancho) 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 Larkins Childrens Rancho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.