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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 Wilson (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 Wilson. 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 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 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.

Wilson is located in Sutter 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 Sutter County: Butte, Colusa, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo & Yuba.

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

  • Sutter County     (The home county of Wilson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Rio Oso
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nicolas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicolaus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Robbins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Yuba City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
    • Tierra Buena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
      • Tarke is located in Sutter County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Honcut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gridley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
      • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
    • Peachton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
      • Peachton is located in Butte County
    • Bangor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Bigg's
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • East Biggs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Grimes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • College City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
      • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Arbuckle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Genevra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
      • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Colusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Penn Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Placer County
    • Riego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
      • Riego is located in Placer County
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Virginiatown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
    • Rocklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Loomis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Penryn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ophir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Elverta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio Linda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabre City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
    • North Highlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
    • Citrus Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Ali
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
    • Town and Country Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town and Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country Village
      • Town and Country Village is located in Sacramento County
    • Sacramento
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carmichael
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Knights Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zamora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hershey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bryte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Broderick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • West Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Esparto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
    • Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
      • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
    • Alicia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Olivehurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Binney Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
    • Marysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Browns Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
    • Smartville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Wilson ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson.

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 Wilson:

Cemeteries Near Wilson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.

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

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

  • Nicolaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolaus Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Sierra View Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra View Memorial Park
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuba City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuba City Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Knights Landing Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Camp Far West Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lofton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lofton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lofton Cemetery
    • Stohlman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stohlman Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Tarke.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stohlman 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.<5>

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

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

  • Marcuse ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
  • Nicolas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
    • Cranmore is located in Sutter County
  • Wheatland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yuba City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Marysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Binney Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
  • Knights Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Grand Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
    • Grand Island is located in Colusa County
  • Grimes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lomo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
      • Lomo is located in Sutter County
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dunnigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9782, Longitude: -121.6258       In this case, the coordinates for Wilson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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