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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 Vista Robles (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 Vista Robles. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Vista Robles is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Vista Robles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Palermo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
    • South Oroville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
    • East Biggs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
    • Oroville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thermalito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
    • Honcut
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Peachton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bigg's
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Colusa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
    • Butte City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glenn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Birchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
    • Lake Wildwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • North San Juan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Penn Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough and Ready
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • The Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Nevada City Rancheria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City Rancheria
      • Nevada City Rancheria is located in Nevada County
    • Grass Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Yuba City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sutter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Yuba City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bogue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Tarke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Meridian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vista Robles, with the one closest to Vista Robles listed first.
    • Iowa City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Loma Rica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Rackerby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Browns Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oregon House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Challenge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dantoni
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Binney Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Marysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County

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

Newspapers Published in Vista Robles ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vista Robles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vista Robles, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vista Robles.

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 Vista Robles:

Cemeteries Near Vista Robles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vista Robles.

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
  • Upham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Valley Cemetery

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

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

  • Palermo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
  • Honcut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oroville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gridley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Honcut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honcut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honcut
    • Honcut is located in Yuba County
  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bigg's
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ramirez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramirez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramirez
    • Ramirez is located in Yuba County
  • Hurleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
  • Live Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Butte County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lomo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
      • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Browns Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Vista Robles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vista Robles.

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

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vista Robles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vista Robles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4207, Longitude: -121.5525       In this case, the coordinates for Vista Robles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Vista Robles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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