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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 Paskenta Rancheria (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 Paskenta Rancheria. 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 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.

Paskenta Rancheria is located in Tehama 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 Tehama County: Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta & Trinity.

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

  • Tehama County     (The home county of Paskenta Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paskenta Rancheria, with the one closest to Paskenta Rancheria listed first.
    • Corning
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flournoy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Los Molinos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tehama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Paskenta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Hooker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paskenta Rancheria, with the one closest to Paskenta Rancheria listed first.
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
      • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Chico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 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
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paskenta Rancheria, with the one closest to Paskenta Rancheria listed first.
    • Orland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Capay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Hamilton City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Artois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Willows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Elk Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Paskenta Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paskenta Rancheria.

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

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

  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tehama Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehama Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tehama Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the east of Tehama.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8399 <4>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vina Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the southwest of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <4>
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Newville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Paskenta Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paskenta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paskenta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
      • The Germantown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Artois Cemetery
      • German Town Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7844 <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>

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

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

  • Corning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
  • Orland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Henleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Vina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Butte County
  • Tehama
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Proberta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Newville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
  • Rawson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in Tehama County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Paskenta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fruto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
      • Fruto is located in Glenn County

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

Newspapers Published in Paskenta Rancheria ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paskenta Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paskenta Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paskenta Rancheria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Paskenta Rancheria:

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.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>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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paskenta Rancheria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paskenta Rancheria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8681, Longitude: -122.2245       In this case, the coordinates for Paskenta Rancheria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Paskenta Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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