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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 Lomo (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 Lomo. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Lomo 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 Lomo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lomo:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Lomo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lomo, with the one closest to Lomo listed first.
    • Butte Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Powellton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Stirling City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Sabla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Forest Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Nimshew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Paradise Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Irish Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Magalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Big Bar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Pulga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lomo, with the one closest to Lomo listed first.
    • Capay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Hamilton City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lassen County
    • Peninsula Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lomo, with the one closest to Lomo listed first.
    • Storrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tobin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Belden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Longville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Longville is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
    • Caribou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Caribou is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Lake Almanor West
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Bucks Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
    • Prattville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Seneca is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Twain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Almanor Country Club
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lomo, with the one closest to Lomo listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dantuma Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
    • Mineral
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Vina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Paynes Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tehama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gerber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Proberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dales is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
    • Manton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Lomo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lomo.

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

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

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

  • Butte Meadows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Ranch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Vina Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <3>
  • Humbug Valley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 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>
  • Cameron - Davis Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <3>
    • Chico Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <3>
    • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Butte Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Powellton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Lovelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lovelock is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Forest Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Nimshew
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Magalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lyonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsville is located in Tehama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Longville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Longville is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Yankee Hill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Vina
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cana is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Anita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Anita is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Chico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Lomo ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lomo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lomo, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lomo.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lomo:

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- Lomo) 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 Lomo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.