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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 Oak Run (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 Oak Run. 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 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 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.

Oak Run is located in Shasta 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 Shasta County: Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity.

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

  • Shasta County     (The home county of Oak Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Run, with the one closest to Oak Run listed first.
    • Bullskin ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
      • Bullskin is located in Shasta County
    • Fern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Shasta County
    • Furnaceville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
      • Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
    • Ingot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
      • Ingot is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Ingot:
      • Afterthought
      • Silverton
    • Pawnee ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Shasta County
    • Eudora Colony ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Colony
      • Eudora Colony is located in Shasta County
    • Whitmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Basin Hollow ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Hollow
      • Basin Hollow is located in Shasta County
    • Round Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winthrop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Shasta County
    • Bully Hill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
      • Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
    • Copper City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Shasta County
    • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Run, with the one closest to Oak Run listed first.
    • Manton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dales
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
      • Dales is located in Tehama County
    • Dantuma Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
      • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
    • Hooker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County

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

Newspapers Published in Oak Run ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Run, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oak Run:

Cemeteries Near Oak Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Run.

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 Oak Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Run Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Run Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244289 <5>
  • Whitmore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitmore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Josephine Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186442 <5>
  • Fern Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fern Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • The Fern Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fern Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973422 <5>
  • Whitmore Evangelical Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halcumb Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Millville IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogburn Inwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7923 <5>
  • Klotz Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Klotz Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klotz Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414449 <5>
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Bates Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bates Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988777 <5>
    • Parkville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkville Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<6>

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

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

  • Round Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Inwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Shasta County
  • Millville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ydaloom ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ydaloom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ydaloom
    • Ydaloom is located in Shasta County
  • Shingletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baird ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Baird is located in Shasta County
  • Manton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Morley ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Shasta County
  • Buckeye
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Shasta County
  • Redding
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balls Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
    • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mabel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Shasta County
    • Kennett ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
      • Kennett is located in Shasta County
    • Anderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Shasta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
      • Former name for Anderson:
      • American Ranch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>

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

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

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Oak Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6848, Longitude: -122.0252    
<5>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.
<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 Oak Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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