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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 Moons Ferry (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 Moons Ferry. 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.

Name Variations for Moons Ferry ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Moons Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moons Ferry may originally have been Moon's Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moons Ferry might be written as Moon Ferry.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Moons Ferry is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Moons Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Meridian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Sutter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pennington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Tierra Buena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • South Yuba City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Bogue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Yuba City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Robbins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Oso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Gridley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigg's
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • East Biggs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Robinsons Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Honcut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Richvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oroville Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Palermo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Oroville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Thermalito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Colusa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Grimes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Genevra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arbuckle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Harrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Sites
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Leesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Wilbur Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glenn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Willows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Hershey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Dunnigan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rumsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zamora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Guinda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons Ferry, with the one closest to Moons Ferry listed first.
    • Binney Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Alicia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Linda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Olivehurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dantoni
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Iowa City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Loma Rica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Wheatland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Moons Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moons Ferry.

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 Moons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Meridian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Yuba City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Sycamore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Meridian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colusa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grand Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Pennington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Genevra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • Arbuckle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • College City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Maxwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Lomo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lomo is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people

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

Newspapers Published in Moons Ferry ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moons Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moons Ferry.

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 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 Moons Ferry:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Moons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Moons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.