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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 Stegeman (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 Stegeman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Stegeman is located in Colusa 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 Colusa County: Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sutter & Yolo.

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

  • Colusa County     (The home county of Stegeman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stegeman, with the one closest to Stegeman listed first.
    • Princeton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Colusa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Maxwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sites
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Genevra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genevra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Grimes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Devils Elbow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Devils Elbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
    • Arbuckle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • College City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stegeman, with the one closest to Stegeman listed first.
    • Bigg's
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gridley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Richvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Nelson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Biggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Robinsons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • Oroville Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Thermalito
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stegeman, with the one closest to Stegeman listed first.
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Willows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Artois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Capay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stegeman, with the one closest to Stegeman listed first.
    • Pennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Live Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Sutter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tierra Buena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
    • South Yuba City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
  • Yolo County
    • Hershey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stegeman, with the one closest to Stegeman listed first.
    • Binney Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Marysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
    • Dantoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Linda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Stegeman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stegeman.

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

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

  • Princeton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butte City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Willows Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willows Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
    • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
    • Willows Catholic Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Willows IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <4>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sites Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Stohlman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martin Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447144 <4>
    • Grand Island Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Butte City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
  • Maxwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colusa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
  • Willows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lurline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
  • Williams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacinto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Sites
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
    • Gridley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bigg's
      (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 Stegeman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stegeman.

Newspapers Published in Stegeman ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stegeman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stegeman, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stegeman.

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 either 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 Stegeman:

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

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

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

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>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.
<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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Stegeman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stegeman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3577, Longitude: -122.0286       In this case, the coordinates for Stegeman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Stegeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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