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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 Roble (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 Roble. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Roble is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Roble)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roble, with the one closest to Roble listed first.
    • Durham
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Chico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
    • Nelson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Richvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oroville Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Irish Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Concow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Forest Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roble, with the one closest to Roble listed first.
    • Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roble, with the one closest to Roble listed first.
    • Hamilton City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Capay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Butte City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Afton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Artois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Orland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Willows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumas County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roble, with the one closest to Roble listed first.
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Live Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roble, with the one closest to Roble listed first.
    • Vina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkwood is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Corning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Molinos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tehama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuba County

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

Cemeteries Near Roble ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roble.

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 Roble - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Durham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Chico Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Nicholl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <2>
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Durham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <1>
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pentz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Paradise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Jacinto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Anita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anita is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Yankee Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Magalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nimshew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Forest Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Cana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cana is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Oroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Roble ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roble.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roble, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roble.

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 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 Roble:

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 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.
<3>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- Roble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Roble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.