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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 Mount Hebron (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 Mount Hebron. 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 Mount Hebron ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Hebron: Mt. Hebron

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 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.

Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).

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

  • Siskiyou County     (The home county of Mount Hebron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
    • Macdoel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Somerset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
    • Dorris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tennant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
    • Beswick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
      • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County
    • Cougar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
      • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
    • Bogus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
      • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
    • Little Shasta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Shasta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
      • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
    • Big Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
      • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
    • Ager
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
      • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
    • Montague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grenada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Carrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
      • Carrick is located in Siskiyou County
  • Klamath County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
    • Worden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Keno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • White Lake City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
      • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Midland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Merrill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Hebron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Hebron.

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 Mount Hebron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Picard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Way Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worden Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Shasta Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Shasta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Shasta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gillems Graveyard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillems Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillems Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keno Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keno Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Laki Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Julien Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julien Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Montague Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montague Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arbaugh - Dunlap Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mount Hebron had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Beswick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
    • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County
  • Little Shasta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Shasta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
    • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
  • Bogus ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
    • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
  • Keno
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Plevna ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Ager
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
    • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
  • Montague
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Grenada
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hornbrook
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Henley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Henley is located in Siskiyou County

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Hebron ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hebron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hebron, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Hebron.

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 Mount Hebron:

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.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>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 Mount Hebron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Hebron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Hebron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7871, Longitude: -122.0042       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Hebron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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