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A visit to the Bridgeville 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 Bridgeville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bridgeville Cemetery (FG ID #2310284).

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 Bridgeville Cemetery ...

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

40.4721, -123.7973

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

The Bridgeville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeville.

The cemetery is located in Humboldt County<3>.

The county seat for Humboldt County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the northwest of the Bridgeville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgeville Cemetery.

Establishment of the Bridgeville Cemetery ...

The Bridgeville Cemetery was established in 1861.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Bridgeville Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Bull Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bull Creek Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Honeydew.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7865 <1>
  • Hydesville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hydesville Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hydesville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1225484 <1>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hydesville IOOF Cemetery
  • Town Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Town Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
  • William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atwell Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Atwell Family Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell Family Cemetery
  • Masons & IOOF Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Masons & IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons & IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Petrolia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441590 <1>
  • Spear Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferndale Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Ettersburg Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Garberville Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • Jewett Valley Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Myrtle Grove Memorial
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Myrtle Grove Memorial is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Memorial
    • Oceanview Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oceanview Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview Cemetery
    • St. Bernard's Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Ranch Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Martin Ranch Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ranch Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Bridgeville Cemetery.

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

  • Bridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Larabee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Larabee is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
  • Redcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dinsmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dinsmore is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
  • Pepperwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
  • Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
  • Weott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Myers Flat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carlotta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Blocksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Miranda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hydesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rio Dell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Scotia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rohnerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
    • Alton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Alton is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Fort Seward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seward
    • McClellan Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
    • Maple Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
    • Hyampom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fortuna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falk ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Falk is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk

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 Bridgeville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Humboldt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgeville 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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Bridgeville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Humboldt 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 Bridgeville Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2310284

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1967607  (Bridgeville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967607 was 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:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Humboldt
      • Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgeville
      • Location given for Bridgeville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4720842     Lon: -123.7972628
      • 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 Humboldt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgeville 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Freshwater Corners and Freshwater. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.