Rancho Esquon (also called Neal's Rancho) was a 22,194-acre (89.82 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Butte County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Samuel Neal.[1] The grant, located south of present-day Chico, extended on the east bank of Butte Creek, and encompassed present-day Durham, Esquon, Gridley, and Nelson.[2] Rancho Aguas Frias was directly across Butte Creek.