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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 Loma Rica (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 Loma Rica. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rancho Loma Rica is located in Yuba 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 Yuba County: Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra & Sutter.

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

  • Yuba County     (The home county of Rancho Loma Rica)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Loma Rica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Oregon House
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Iowa City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
    • Smartville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobbins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rackerby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dantoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Bangor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Robinson Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Palermo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • Evansville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
    • South Oroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • East Biggs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Lake Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough and Ready
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Clayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
    • Meadow Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gold Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Alleghany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rancho Loma Rica, with the one closest to Rancho Loma Rica listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Yuba City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • South Yuba City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
    • Sutter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Rio Oso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Tarke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Nicolas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolaus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Rancho Loma Rica ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Loma Rica.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rancho Loma Rica, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rancho Loma Rica.

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 Rancho Loma Rica:

Cemeteries Near Rancho Loma Rica ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rancho Loma Rica.

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

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

  • Peoria Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
  • Browns Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Valley Cemetery
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <5>
  • Smartville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smartville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartville Cemetery
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Upham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
  • McGanney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Kneebone Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lofton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park

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

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

  • Browns Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bangor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smartville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Honcut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ramirez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramirez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
  • Wyandotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
  • Honcut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honcut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
  • Rough and Ready
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Nevada County
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North San Juan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
    • Palermo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.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>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- Rancho Loma Rica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rancho Loma Rica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3088, Longitude: -121.3541       In this case, the coordinates for Rancho Loma Rica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rancho Loma Rica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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