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A visit to the Centerville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Centerville Cemetery ...

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

39.7993, -121.6472

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Centerville Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Centerville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Centerville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Centerville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Paradise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paradise.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158628 <5>
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Skyway Memorial Park is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skyway Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Magalia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972026 <5>
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coutolenc Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutolenc Cemetery
  • Forest Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Ranch Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch Cemetery
  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cohasset Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Chico Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chico Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <5>
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dayton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <5>
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
    • Lake Madrone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake Madrone Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Madrone Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Madrone Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242822 <5>
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <5>
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Butte County Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte County Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169613 <5>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Thompson Flat Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Centerville Cemetery.

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

  • Irish Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Magalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Nimshew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Forest Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • De Sabla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
  • Concow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
  • Stirling City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Powellton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Pulga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Big Bar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Big Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Durham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Inskip ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Inskip is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Oregon City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oregon City is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
      • Former name for Oregon City:
      • Bloomingdale
    • Berry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord

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 Centerville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Centerville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Butte 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 Centerville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1666434  (Centerville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1666434 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: Butte
      • Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Paradise West
      • Location given for Centerville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.799328     Lon: -121.6471966
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.