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 Red Bank (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 Red Bank. 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 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 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.
Red Bank is located in Tehama County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may 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 Red Bank. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Bank:
- Tehama County (The home county of Red Bank)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
- Rancho Tehama Reserve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rawson is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Proberta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gerber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Paskenta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bend is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
- Tehama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Los Molinos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Glenn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Orland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capay is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
- Shasta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
- Aiken Gulch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Gulch is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Gulch
- Former names for Aiken Gulch:
- Camp Creek
- Camp Gulch
- Gas Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gas Point is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
- Smithville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cottonwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olinda is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
- Happy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Former name for Happy Valley:
- Oak
- Battle Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Clarkville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
- Former name for Anderson:
- American Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <1>
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Briggsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Briggsville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Former name for Briggsville:
- Moorestown
- Beegum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beegum is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Bank, see our County-by-County Page for Red Bank.
Cemeteries Near Red Bank ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Bank.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Red Bank - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Bank covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
- Red Bank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowrey Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the north of Paskenta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8136 <3>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paskenta Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paskenta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paskenta Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Paskenta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8258 <3>
- Elmore Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tehama Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehama Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tehama Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Tehama.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8399 <3>
- Corning Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckney Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newville Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kirkwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Corning.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8095 <3>
- Graves Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graves Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Orland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7996 <3>
- Major Pierson B. Reading Family Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Red Bank in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Bank.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Bank, with the one closest to Red Bank listed first.
- Henleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henleyville is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
- Red Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rawson is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Proberta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paskenta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Tehama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gas Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gas Point is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Cottonwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Vina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olinda is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Bank. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Bank.
Newspapers Published in Red Bank ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Bank.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Bank, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Bank.
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 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 Red Bank:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Tehama County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Glenn County
- Shasta County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | 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- Red Bank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Red Bank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |