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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Soto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Soto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Soto, please Contact Us.

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 Soto (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 Soto. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Soto is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Soto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soto:

  • Butte County     (The home county of Soto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soto, with the one closest to Soto listed first.
    • Chico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Forest Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • De Sabla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Irish Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Nimshew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Paradise Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Paradise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Magalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Powellton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soto, with the one closest to Soto listed first.
    • Capay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Hamilton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Artois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Willows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Newville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Tehama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soto, with the one closest to Soto listed first.
    • Vina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Los Molinos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tehama
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Proberta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Rancho Tehama Reserve
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Tehama County
    • Paskenta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Soto ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soto, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Soto:

Cemeteries Near Soto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soto.

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

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

  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
  • Vina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Vina.
    • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vina Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <5>
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
  • Corning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orland Masonic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tehama Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tehama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehama Cemetery
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Orland Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Chico Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Graves Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cohasset Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cohasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cohasset Cemetery

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.

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

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

  • Cana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Butte County
  • Vina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Butte County
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Corning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Richfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Tehama County
  • Tehama
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>
  • Proberta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleyville
    • Henleyville is located in Tehama County
  • Forest Ranch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Tehama County
    • Jacinto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Glenn County

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

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Soto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Soto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8768, Longitude: -122.0208       In this case, the coordinates for Soto 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.




 

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