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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 Whitehawk (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 Whitehawk. 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.

Whitehawk is located in Plumas 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 Plumas County: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Plumas County     (The home county of Whitehawk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehawk, with the one closest to Whitehawk listed first.
    • Valley Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
    • Clio
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • C-Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
    • Mohawk Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
    • Graeagle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Horse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
    • Blairsden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delleker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Portola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Plumas Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
    • Beckwourth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehawk, with the one closest to Whitehawk listed first.
    • Marsh Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Graniteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Baltimore Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
    • Kingvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
    • Soda Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Donner Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
      • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Donner Lake
    • Norden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehawk, with the one closest to Whitehawk listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Emigrant Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Donner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Sierra County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehawk, with the one closest to Whitehawk listed first.
    • Calpine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sattley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sierra City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sierraville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Poker Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Loyalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Downieville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Goodyears Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Queen City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alleghany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehawk, with the one closest to Whitehawk listed first.
    • Border Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
    • Cold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Whitehawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehawk.

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

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Mohawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Johnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sattley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sierra City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cromberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyalton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Downieville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Goodyears Bar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graniteville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Alleghany
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • La Porte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Scales ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Scales is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
    • Genesee ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Genesee is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee

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

Newspapers Published in Whitehawk ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehawk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehawk, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehawk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Whitehawk:

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>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 Whitehawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Whitehawk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.