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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 Stonyford Rancheria (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 Stonyford Rancheria. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Stonyford Rancheria 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 Stonyford Rancheria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonyford Rancheria:

  • Colusa County     (The home county of Stonyford Rancheria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonyford Rancheria, with the one closest to Stonyford Rancheria listed first.
    • Stonyford
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lodoga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
    • Devils Elbow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Sites
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Maxwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wilbur Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonyford Rancheria, with the one closest to Stonyford Rancheria listed first.
    • Elk Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Willows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Artois
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Copper City is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Newville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonyford Rancheria, with the one closest to Stonyford Rancheria listed first.
    • Pole Garden ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pole Garden is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Garden
    • Hough Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
    • Bartlett Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
    • Nice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucerne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson Rancheria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Rancheria is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Rancheria
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenhaven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Witter Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Witter Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Springs
    • North Lakeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonyford Rancheria, with the one closest to Stonyford Rancheria listed first.
    • Potter Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock

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

Cemeteries Near Stonyford Rancheria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonyford Rancheria.

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 Stonyford Rancheria - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Stonyford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cypress Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pryor Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sites Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grindstone Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Watson Grave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hulls Grave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Lake Rancheria Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Lake Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Willows Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Stonyford Rancheria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonyford Rancheria.

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

  • Stonyford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sites
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
  • Bartlett Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
  • Hough Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
  • Leesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Elk Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fruto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruto is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
  • Norman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Lurline ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lurline is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
  • Maxwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willows
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pomo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomo
    • Newville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Newville is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville

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

Newspapers Published in Stonyford Rancheria ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonyford Rancheria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonyford Rancheria, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonyford Rancheria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stonyford Rancheria:

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