Our Genealogy Helper
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 Mayaro (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 Mayaro. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Mayaro 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 Mayaro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayaro:
- Butte County (The home county of Mayaro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Big Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Pulga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Stirling City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Concow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concow is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
- Magalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- De Sabla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Sabla is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
- Irish Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Irish Town is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
- Nimshew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nimshew is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Storrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tobin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tobin is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
- Bucks Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
- Belden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
- Meadow Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Spanish Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
- Caribou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caribou is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Twain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Grass Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Longville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Longville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- La Porte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Gibsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Queen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Strawberry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Challenge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rackerby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayaro, see our County-by-County Page for Mayaro.
Cemeteries Near Mayaro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayaro.
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 Mayaro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayaro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Skyway Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coutolenc Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paradise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158628 <2>
- Lake Madrone Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholl Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<3> to the north of Oroville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <2>
- Forest Ranch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Oregon City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cohasset Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butte Meadows Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 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 Mayaro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayaro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayaro, with the one closest to Mayaro listed first.
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Magalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yankee Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Lovelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Nimshew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nimshew is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inskip is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
- Pentz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Ranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Butte Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayaro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayaro.
Newspapers Published in Mayaro ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayaro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayaro, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayaro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mayaro:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Butte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Plumas County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayaro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mayaro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |