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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 Wicks Corner (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 Wicks Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Wicks Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wicks Corner: Wicks Cor. (or less commonly used: Wicks Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wicks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wicks Corner may originally have been Wick's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wicks Corner might be written as Wick Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Wicks Corner is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Wicks Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Elsey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Oroville Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Thermalito
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Oroville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • South Oroville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Nelson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
    • Richvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Colusa County
  • Glenn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Afton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Butte City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Capay is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Artois
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Willows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Birchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Storrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
    • Bucks Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
    • Pennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Sutter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Yuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wicks Corner, with the one closest to Wicks Corner listed first.
    • Rackerby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Challenge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Iowa City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Loma Rica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Oregon House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobbins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Binney Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Dantoni
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni

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

Cemeteries Near Wicks Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wicks Corner.

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 Wicks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Butte County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <3>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <3>
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Lake Madrone Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<5>

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

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

  • Oroville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pentz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pentz is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yankee Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
  • Durham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Palermo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Big Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Paradise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bigg's
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurleton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Enterprise ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Gridley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Wicks Corner ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wicks Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wicks Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wicks Corner.

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 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 Wicks Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wicks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Wicks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.