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Our Genealogy Helper

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 South Yuba City (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 South Yuba City. 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 South Yuba City ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Yuba City: S. Yuba City

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

South Yuba City is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of South Yuba City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Bogue
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Yuba City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tierra Buena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Sutter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Live Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Tarke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Rio Oso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nicolaus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Robbins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Honcut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gridley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Peachton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Bigg's
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Palermo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bangor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Wyandotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Richvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • South Oroville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Grimes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colusa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • College City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Harrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Lake Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • Penn Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Rough and Ready
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bitney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • The Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Birchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Riego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Virginiatown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • Sacramento County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunnigan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hershey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Zamora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Yuba City, with the one closest to South Yuba City listed first.
    • Alicia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Binney Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Linda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Olivehurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dantoni
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Wheatland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Browns Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Rica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo

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

Cemeteries Near South Yuba City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Yuba City.

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 South Yuba City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Marysville.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <2>
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
    • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Sierra View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <2>
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lofton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...

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

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

  • Yuba City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Binney Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Lomo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Ramirez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
  • Live Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Grand Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Cranmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Honcut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
  • Grimes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicolas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in South Yuba City ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Yuba City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Yuba City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Yuba City.

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 South Yuba City:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Yuba City) 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 South Yuba City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.