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A visit to the Big Flat Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Big Flat Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Big Flat Cemetery (FG ID #7857)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Big Flat Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Flat Cemetery:

40.1077, -121.0994

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Flat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Big Flat Cemetery is located in Plumas County<3>.

The county seat for Plumas County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southeast of the Big Flat Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Flat Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Big Flat Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prattville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Humbug Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Humbug Valley Cemetery is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Humbug Valley Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south of Chester.
    • The Humbug Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dotta Cemetery
    • Dotta Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192289 <1>
  • Greenville District Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Mills Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • North Valley Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Plumas County Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chester Cemetery is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976711 <1>
  • Qunicy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Qunicy Cemetery is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qunicy Cemetery
  • Quincy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylorsville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Taylorsville Cemetery is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylorsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991783 <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shims Flat Indian Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Shims Flat Indian Cemetery is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shims Flat Indian Cemetery
      • The Shims Flat Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shim Flat Indian Cemetery
      • Shims Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8370 <1>
    • Butte Meadows Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Butte Meadows Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Meadows Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte Meadows Cemetery is located 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the northeast of Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294225 <1>
    • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gibsonville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cromberg Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Big Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Seneca ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Seneca is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Caribou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caribou is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Canyondam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Almanor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Almanor is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almanor
  • Twain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxton is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Prattville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
  • Moccasin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Moccasin is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Longville is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keddie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Keddie is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keddie
    • Crescent Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Shore is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shore
    • Belden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Almanor Country Club
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Almanor West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Almanor West is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor West
      • Lake Almanor West has also been known as:
      • Almanor West
    • Lake Almanor Peninsula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Spanish Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
    • Hamilton Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Peninsula Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
    • Peninsula Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Big Flat Cemetery. The following communities are located in Plumas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Big Flat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Plumas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Big Flat Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7857

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1666389  (Big Flat Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1666389 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Twain
      • County: Plumas
      • Elev: 1254 (in feet)
      • Location given for Big Flat Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1076659     Lon: -121.0994047
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Flat Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.