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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 McCann (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 McCann. 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 and 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.

McCann is located in Humboldt County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Humboldt County: Del Norte, Mendocino, Siskiyou & Trinity.

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

  • Humboldt County     (The home county of McCann)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCann, with the one closest to McCann listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
    • Myers Flat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Miranda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Larabee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
      • Larabee is located in Humboldt County
    • Redcrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blocksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pepperwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pepperwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
      • Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
    • Fort Seward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seward
      • Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County
    • Redway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCann, with the one closest to McCann listed first.
    • Piercy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bell Springs ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
      • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCann, with the one closest to McCann listed first.
    • Zenia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McClellan Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClellan Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
      • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
    • Ruth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hyampom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McCann ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCann.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310284 <4>
  • Bull Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ettersburg Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garberville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Atwell Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewett Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hydesville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hydesville IOOF Cemetery
  • Town Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Masons & IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Martin Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<6>

While we didn't find McCann in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCann.

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

  • Fruitland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
  • Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Humboldt County
  • Phillipsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Blocksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pepperwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pepperwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
    • Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
  • Briceland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
    • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
  • Scotia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Rio Dell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hydesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Humboldt County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rohnerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
      • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
    • Petrolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fortuna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in McCann ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCann.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCann, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCann.

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 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 McCann:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCann. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- McCann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3235, Longitude: -123.8361       In this case, the coordinates for McCann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 McCann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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