RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Humboldt County >> Pepperwood >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
California

The Commemorative Quarter for California





Our Genealogy Helper

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 Pepperwood (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 Pepperwood. 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 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.

Pepperwood is located in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County: Del Norte, Mendocino, Siskiyou & Trinity.

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

  • Humboldt County     (The home county of Pepperwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pepperwood, with the one closest to Pepperwood listed first.
    • Redcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Larabee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
      • Larabee is located in Humboldt County
    • Rio Dell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlotta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hydesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Humboldt County
    • Rohnerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
      • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
    • Fortuna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
    • Myers Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pepperwood, with the one closest to Pepperwood listed first.
    • McClellan Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClellan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
      • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
    • Hyampom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Pepperwood ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pepperwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pepperwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pepperwood.

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 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 Pepperwood:

Cemeteries Near Pepperwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pepperwood.

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

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

  • Bull Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hydesville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hydesville IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
  • Atwell Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgeville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310284 <4>
  • Masons & IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Ferndale Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ettersburg Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Spear Family Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceanview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oceanview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oceanview Cemetery

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 Pepperwood had a population of 774 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Englewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Humboldt County
  • Rio Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hydesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Humboldt County
  • Rohnerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
    • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
  • Fruitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
  • Fortuna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waddington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
    • Waddington is located in Humboldt County
  • Ferndale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrolia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beatrice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
      • Beatrice is located in Humboldt County
    • Table Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Bluff
      • Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
    • Port Kenyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Kenyon
      • Port Kenyon is located in Humboldt County

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

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.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>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 from Point A (ie- Pepperwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pepperwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4461, Longitude: -123.9930       In this case, the coordinates for Pepperwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Freshwater Corners and Freshwater. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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 Pepperwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024