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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 Zenia (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 Zenia. 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 southeast 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 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.

Zenia is located in Trinity 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 Trinity County: Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta, Siskiyou & Tehama.

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

  • Trinity County     (The home county of Zenia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenia, with the one closest to Zenia listed first.
    • Ruth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McClellan Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClellan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
      • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
    • Peanut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
      • Peanut is located in Trinity County
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyampom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hayfork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenia, with the one closest to Zenia listed first.
    • Alderpoint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Seward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seward
      • Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County
    • Blocksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Humboldt County
    • Phillipsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Garberville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Miranda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
    • Redway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dinsmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
      • Dinsmore is located in Humboldt County
    • Cooks Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
      • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
    • Myers Flat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Briceland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
      • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenia, with the one closest to Zenia listed first.
    • Bell Springs ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
      • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Spyrock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spyrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
      • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Piercy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Leggett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Leggett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leggett
      • South Leggett is located in Mendocino County
    • Bowman Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
      • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Shasta County
    • Knob
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
      • Knob is located in Shasta County
      • Knob has also been known as:
      • Knob Gulch

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

Newspapers Published in Zenia ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zenia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zenia, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zenia.

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 Zenia:

Cemeteries Near Zenia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zenia.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zenia, with the one closest to Zenia 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.<5>

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

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

  • Blocksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
  • Phillipsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Garberville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
  • Briceland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
    • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
  • Bridgeville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cummings
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Cummings is located in Mendocino County
  • Wildwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Englewood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Humboldt County
  • Hyampom
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Kenny
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
    • Kenny is located in Mendocino County
  • Hayfork
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/

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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zenia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2054, Longitude: -123.4917    
<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 Zenia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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