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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 Saunders Place (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 Saunders Place. 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.

Name Variations for Saunders Place ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Saunders Place: Saunders Pl. (or less commonly used: Saunders Plc.)
  • While the name of this community is Saunders Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Saunders Place may originally have been Saunder's Place.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Saunders Place might be written as Saunder Place.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Saunders Place is located in Tehama 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 Tehama County: Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta & Trinity.

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

  • Tehama County     (The home county of Saunders Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders Place, with the one closest to Saunders Place listed first.
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
      • Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama County
    • Flournoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Paskenta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Proberta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hooker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Tehama County
    • Gerber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Corning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tehama
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Los Molinos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders Place, with the one closest to Saunders Place listed first.
    • Newville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Copper City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Glenn County
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
    • Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Capay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders Place, with the one closest to Saunders Place listed first.
    • Aiken Gulch ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken Gulch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Gulch
      • Aiken Gulch is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Aiken Gulch:
      • Camp Creek
      • Camp Gulch
    • Smithville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Shasta County
    • Gas Point ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
      • Gas Point is located in Shasta County
    • Beegum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beegum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
      • Beegum is located in Shasta County
    • Olinda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
      • Olinda is located in Shasta County
    • Cottonwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Former name for Happy Valley:
      • Oak
    • Platina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
    • Ono
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
      • Ono is located in Shasta County
    • Agland ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agland
      • Agland is located in Shasta County
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Shasta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
      • Former name for Anderson:
      • American Ranch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Saunders Place ...

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 Saunders Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saunders Place, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saunders Place.

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 Saunders Place:

Cemeteries Near Saunders Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saunders Place.

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

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

  • Lowrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paskenta Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paskenta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paskenta Cemetery
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Newville Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chrome Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrome Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the south of Elk Creek.
    • The Chrome Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Milsap Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrome Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8162 <6>
  • Millsap Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millsap Cemetery
  • Tehama Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tehama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehama Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Corning Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Watson Grave
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Grave
    • Kirkwood Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
    • Pinckney Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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.<7>

While we didn't find Saunders Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saunders Place.

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

  • Paskenta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Henleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Newville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
  • Red Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rawson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in Tehama County
  • Richfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
  • Proberta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hooker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Tehama County
  • Corning
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tehama
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Gas Point ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
    • Gas Point is located in Shasta County
  • Vina
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cottonwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olinda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
      • Olinda is located in Shasta County
    • Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Saunders Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saunders Place.

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Saunders Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saunders Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0504, Longitude: -122.5475       In this case, the coordinates for Saunders Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Saunders Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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