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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 Staffords Crossing (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 Staffords Crossing. 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 Staffords Crossing ...

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 Staffords Crossing: Staffords Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Staffords Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Staffords Crossing may originally have been Stafford's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Staffords Crossing might be written as Stafford Crossing.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Staffords Crossing is located in Trinity 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 Trinity County: Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou & Tehama.

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

  • Trinity County     (The home county of Staffords Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staffords Crossing, with the one closest to Staffords Crossing listed first.
    • Hayfork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peanut
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
      • Peanut is located in Trinity County
    • Wildwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Douglas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Weaverville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Trinity County
    • Big Bar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McClellan Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClellan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
      • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
    • Lewiston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyampom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ruth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deadwood ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
  • Humboldt County
    • Dinsmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
      • Dinsmore is located in Humboldt County
  • Shasta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staffords Crossing, with the one closest to Staffords Crossing listed first.
    • Knob
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
      • Knob is located in Shasta County
      • Knob has also been known as:
      • Knob Gulch
    • Platina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beegum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beegum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
      • Beegum is located in Shasta County
    • Agland ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Ono
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
      • Ono is located in Shasta County
    • Morrowville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Shasta County
    • French Gulch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
      • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
    • Jillsonville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jillsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
      • Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
    • Aiken Gulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Igo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
      • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Whiskeytown:
      • Blair
      • Franklin City
      • Schilling
      • Stella
      • Whiskey Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <2>
    • Gas Point ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
      • Gas Point is located in Shasta County

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

Newspapers Published in Staffords Crossing ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staffords Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staffords Crossing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staffords Crossing.

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 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 Staffords Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Staffords Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staffords Crossing.

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

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

  • Hayfork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harrison Gulch Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Herman of Alaska Monastery Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaverville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaverville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaverville Cemetery
  • Trinity County Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Philpott Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Philpott Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Philpott Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Ono Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238211 <6>
  • Ono Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ono Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ono Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ono
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ono Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208511 <6>
  • French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 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.<7>

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

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

  • Hayfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Douglas City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Weaverville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Bar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyampom
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Deadwood ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
    • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ono
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
      • Ono is located in Shasta County
    • Dedrick ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrick
      • Dedrick is located in Trinity County
    • French Gulch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Igo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Minersville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Minersville is located in Trinity County
    • Burnt Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/

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>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>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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Staffords Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Staffords Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5165, Longitude: -123.0878       In this case, the coordinates for Staffords Crossing 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 Staffords Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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