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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 Riceton (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 Riceton. 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 and doctors 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.

Riceton 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 Riceton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riceton:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Riceton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceton, with the one closest to Riceton listed first.
    • Bigg's
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Richvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • East Biggs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
    • Oroville Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Peachton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Gridley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nelson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Thermalito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
    • Robinsons Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • South Oroville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Oroville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceton, with the one closest to Riceton listed first.
    • Princeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Colusa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Maxwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceton, with the one closest to Riceton listed first.
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Artois
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Nevada County
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceton, with the one closest to Riceton listed first.
    • Pennington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Sutter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Tarke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Yuba City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceton, with the one closest to Riceton listed first.
    • Iowa City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Loma Rica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Rackerby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Binney Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Browns Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dantoni
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Linda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Alicia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
    • Challenge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Olivehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Riceton ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceton.

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 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 Riceton:

Cemeteries Near Riceton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceton.

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

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

  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Butte City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Bigg's
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gridley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oroville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Palermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pennington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
  • Live Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Honcut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Honcut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Afton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Butte City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lomo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
      • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Ramirez
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riceton. 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>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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riceton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4493, Longitude: -121.7255       In this case, the coordinates for Riceton 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 Riceton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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