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A visit to the Chinese 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 Chinese Cemetery ...

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

38.5841, -120.8816

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

The Chinese Cemetery is located in El Dorado County<2>.

The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Chinese Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chinese Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Chinese Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bryant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
    • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shenandoah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8367 <5>
  • White Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The White Family Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Family Cemetery
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fiddletown Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown Cemetery
    • The Fiddletown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fiddletown Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177535 <5>
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <5>
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <5>
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jayhawk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jayhawk Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <5>
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Bennett Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Memorial Park
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <5>
    • Michigan Bar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Michigan Bar Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar Cemetery
    • Smith Flat Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Flat Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chinese Cemetery.

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

  • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
  • Shingle Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • River Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • El Dorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fiddletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Aukum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tiger Lily
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Diamond Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Drytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Skinners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
    • Clarksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarksville is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Amador City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jayhawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
    • Fair Play
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Placerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Motor City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Stonegate Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Governors Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
    • El Dorado Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
    • Ridgeview Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
    • La Cresta Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village

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 Chinese Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in El Dorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chinese Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to El Dorado 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 Chinese Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #221065  (Chinese Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #221065 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: El Dorado
      • Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Latrobe
      • Location given for Chinese Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5840729     Lon: -120.8816048
      • 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 El Dorado, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chinese 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.