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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 Subaco (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 Subaco. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Subaco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Robbins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Nicolas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nicolaus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rio Oso
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bogue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Tierra Buena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tarke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
    • Yuba City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Honcut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gridley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Grimes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Arbuckle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Colusa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Riego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Riego is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Roseville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Virginiatown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
    • Loomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Elverta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Ben Ali
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Foothill Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Town and Country Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Citrus Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutterville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Zamora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnigan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hershey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Yolo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Capay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Esparto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Bryte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Subaco, with the one closest to Subaco listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
    • Alicia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Olivehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Binney Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Linda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dantoni
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Browns Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Smartville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Subaco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Subaco.

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

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

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

  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mary's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cacheville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cacheville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cacheville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Yolo.
    • The Cacheville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Yolo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344398 <2>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
      • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodland City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8455 <2>
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Cranmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
  • Knights Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nicolas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grand Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Dunnigan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Grimes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yolo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • College City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Yuba City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Subaco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Subaco.

Newspapers Published in Subaco ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Subaco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Subaco, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Subaco.

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 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 Subaco:

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 '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- Subaco) 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 Subaco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.