A visit to the Cherokee 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 Cherokee Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cherokee Cemetery (FG ID #1967787)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cherokee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherokee Cemetery
Lat: 39.6419° (39° 38' 30")
Lon: -121.5313° (-121° 31' 52")
The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.
The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Cherokee Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Cherokee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherokee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oregon City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Thompson Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thompson Flat Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Oroville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Park is located in Butte County
- Centerville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Durham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Nicholl Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Oaks Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Oaks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glen Oaks Memorial Park is located in Butte County
- Coutolenc Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coutolenc Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coutolenc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coutolenc Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Chico Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Upham Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bangor Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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]<3> of the Cherokee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherokee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Big Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bidwell
- From the Cherokee Cemetery to Bidwell
- Berry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
- Concow is located in Butte County
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thermalito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oroville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Oroville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
- South Oroville is located in Butte County
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oroville Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Magalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irish Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
- Irish Town is located in Butte County
- Big Bar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lorraine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cherokee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherokee 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 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 Cherokee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Butte County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Cherokee Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Cherokee Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cherokee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6419, Longitude: -121.5313 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |