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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Stegeman is located in Colusa 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 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)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • 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)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Genevra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Grimes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Devils Elbow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • 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)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Lodoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
  • 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)
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Nelson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Biggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Robinsons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Oroville Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Thermalito
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Honcut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • 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)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
  • 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)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Live Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • 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)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • South Yuba City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
  • Yolo County
    • Hershey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • 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)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Marysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Alicia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Dantoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • 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.

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 Stegeman - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willows Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sites Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (39 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 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)
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Butte City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • 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)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Willows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
  • 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)
    • Jacinto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Sites
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • 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]<3>. 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 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:

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