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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 Rumsey Indian Rancheria (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 Rumsey Indian Rancheria. 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 doctors and 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.

Rumsey Indian Rancheria is located in Yolo 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 Yolo County: Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sacramento, Solano & Sutter.

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

  • Yolo County     (The home county of Rumsey Indian Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Brooks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Capay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Esparto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guinda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunnigan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zamora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hershey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Winters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Harrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • College City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Genevra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Wilbur Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lower Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Spanish Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
    • Pope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Angwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Calistoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yountville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Allendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Allendale is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Hartley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartley is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Dixon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Leisure Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Town is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
    • Vacaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Batavia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Batavia is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumsey Indian Rancheria, with the one closest to Rumsey Indian Rancheria listed first.
    • Robbins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Rumsey Indian Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rumsey Indian Rancheria.

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 Rumsey Indian Rancheria - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Capay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capay Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7881 <2>
  • Logan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Esparto.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7919 <2>
  • Gordon Family Cemetery
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Monument Hill Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Pope Valley.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pope Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158186 <2>
  • Winters Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winters.
    • The Winters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8452 <2>
  • Cacheville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
    • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Yolo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <2>
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Duvall Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wragg Canyon Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Angwin.
      • The Las Posadas Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8168 <2>

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

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

  • Brooks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tancred
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tancred is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancred
  • Capay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Esparto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Guinda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Citrona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Citrona is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrona
  • Rumsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Knoxville is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Dunnigan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yolo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rumsey Indian Rancheria ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rumsey Indian Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rumsey Indian Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rumsey Indian Rancheria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rumsey Indian Rancheria:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rumsey Indian Rancheria) 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 Rumsey Indian Rancheria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.