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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 Orland (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 Orland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Orland is located in Glenn 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 Glenn County: Butte, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Tehama.

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

  • Glenn County     (The home county of Orland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Capay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Artois
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hamilton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Willows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Glenn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Elk Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Afton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Dogtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Chico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Paradise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Richvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irish Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Nimshew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Devils Elbow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Corning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flournoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gerber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Paskenta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
      • Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama County
    • Proberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Red Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Orland ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Orland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Orland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Orland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Orland.

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 helpful 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 Orland:

Cemeteries Near Orland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orland.

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

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

  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Corning Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Nye Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nye Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252800 <4>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Willows Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
      • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
      • Willows Catholic Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <4>

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 Orland had a population of 440 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Orland had a population of 8,068 people.

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

  • Anita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Cana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Butte County
  • Corning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jacinto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
  • Vina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Willows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Richfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
  • Henleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Fruto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
  • Chico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Newville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tehama
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elk Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Orland: www.orland-ca.com/

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7474, Longitude: -122.1875    
<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>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.
<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 Orland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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