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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 Rancho Llano Seco (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 Rancho Llano Seco. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rancho Llano Seco is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Rancho Llano Seco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Llano Seco, with the one closest to Rancho Llano Seco listed first.
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
      • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Richvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oroville Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Bigg's
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • Elsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Thermalito
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Biggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Llano Seco, with the one closest to Rancho Llano Seco listed first.
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Maxwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sites
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Llano Seco, with the one closest to Rancho Llano Seco listed first.
    • Glenn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Butte City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Artois
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Capay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Willows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Llano Seco, with the one closest to Rancho Llano Seco listed first.
    • Pennington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Llano Seco, with the one closest to Rancho Llano Seco listed first.
    • Vina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Corning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Rancho Llano Seco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rancho Llano Seco.

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 Rancho Llano Seco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martin Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447144 <4>
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <4>
  • Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chico Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <4>
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Oddfellows Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Rancho Llano Seco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rancho Llano Seco.

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

  • Jacinto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Butte City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Afton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Willows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Anita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Butte County
  • Norman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bigg's
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pentz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
      • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rancho Llano Seco ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Llano Seco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rancho Llano Seco, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rancho Llano Seco.

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 websites either 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 Rancho Llano Seco:

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

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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>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- Rancho Llano Seco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rancho Llano Seco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6082, Longitude: -121.9530       In this case, the coordinates for Rancho Llano Seco 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 Rancho Llano Seco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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