Butte County Roads Petitions and Reports, 1850-1851; 1853-1867; 1883-1896; 1898-1908

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Summary

Title:
Butte County Roads Petitions and Reports
Dates:
1850-1851; 1853-1867; 1883-1896; 1898-1908
Creators:
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Abstract:
Extent:
Items: 3 boxes, 2 oversized items Linear Feet: 1.04 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Butte County Roads Petitions and Reports . California State University, Chico

Background

Scope and content:

This collection deals primarily with road petitions and reports during the years 1850 through 1908. There are several years missing including all of the 1870’s. Document types include but are not limited to road and ferry petitions, surveyors reports, hand drawn maps of roads, field notes, bridge and road plans, and public notices. The general geographic region covered by the collection is Butte County and neighboring cities and towns. These cities, towns, and geographic areas include but are not limited to: Adams Town, Bangor, Bidwell Bar, Burt’s Ferry, Butte Mills, Cherokee Flat, Chico, Diamondville, Dogtown, Feather River, Forbes Town, Hamilton, Helltown, Honcut, Inskip, Jackson’s Ford, Johnson’s Bridge, Leonard’s Ferry, Lynchburg, Marysville, McConnell’s Ferry, Morris Ravine, New Philadelphia, Oregon Gulch, Oroville, Placer City, Sacramento River, Sewell’s Ranch, Spanish Town, Stringtown, Table Mountain, Thomson Flat, Yankee Hill, Yuba City, Wyandote.

Biographical / historical:

Starting in 1850 the Butte County Court of Sessions held local jurisdiction over county government business, acting like a board of supervisors. Butte County public road matters fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions. In 1855 the Butte County Board of Supervisors was created leaving the Court of Sessions to deal with only certain criminal matters. Therefore after 1854 the records of this collection are addressed and labeled as the Butte County Board of Supervisors not the Court of Sessions. In 1863 the Court of Sessions was abolished.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Joan McDougal and Ruby Swartzlow

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by California State University, Chico staff.
Date Prepared:
1850-1851; 1853-1867; 1883-1896; 1898-1908
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research without restriction.

Terms of access:

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred citation:

Butte County Roads Petitions and Reports . California State University, Chico

Location of this collection:
California State University, Chico, Special Collections Meriam Library
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0295, US
Contact:
(530) 898-6603
SpecialCollections@csuchico.edu
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