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Introduction ...

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

We've added Michopdo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Michopdo, 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 Michopdo (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 Michopdo. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Michopdo 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 Michopdo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Michopdo:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Michopdo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Michopdo, with the one closest to Michopdo listed first.
    • Chico
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Forest Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Irish Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Nelson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nimshew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Magalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • De Sabla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Elsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colusa County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Michopdo, with the one closest to Michopdo listed first.
    • Hamilton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Capay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Glenn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Butte City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Artois
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Willows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County
  • Sutter County
    • Pennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Michopdo, with the one closest to Michopdo listed first.
    • Vina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Corning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tehama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Proberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Michopdo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Michopdo.

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

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

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

  • Chico Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Durham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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]<4> to the northwest of Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <3>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cohasset Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Chico
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Anita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Cana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cana is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Paradise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jacinto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Nelson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ranch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Nimshew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Pentz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Magalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Yankee Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Vina
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Michopdo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Michopdo.

Newspapers Published in Michopdo ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Michopdo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Michopdo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Michopdo.

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 either 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 Michopdo:

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