A visit to the Churntown 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 Churntown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Churntown Cemetery (FG ID #2157834)
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 Churntown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Churntown Cemetery
Lat: 40.6632° (40° 39' 47")
Lon: -122.3913° (-122° 23' 28")
The cemetery is located in Shasta County<3>.
As an estimate, the Churntown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Shasta Lake.
The county seat for Shasta County is located in Redding. Redding lies just to the south of the Churntown Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Churntown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Churntown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Shasta County
- Redding Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shasta Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shasta Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawncrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whiskeytown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Shasta County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Middletown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Texas Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bates Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Igo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- French Gulch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Shasta County
- Millville IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Churntown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Churntown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shasta Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Project City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toyon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyon
- Toyon is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Toyon:
- Seaman's Place
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Toyon
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Toyon
- Churntown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Churntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Churntown is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Churntown:
- One Wagon Town
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Churntown
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Churntown
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
- Copley is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Copley:
- Motion
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copley
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Copley
- Matheson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coram ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
- Coram is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coram
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Coram
- Kilna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilna
- Kilna is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kilna
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Kilna
- Waugh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Waugh is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waugh
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Waugh
- Redding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boralma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bayha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
- Bayha is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayha
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Bayha
- McColl ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McColl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
- McColl is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McColl
- From the Churntown Cemetery to McColl
- Kennett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shasta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loomis Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bella Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonita ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonita
- From the Churntown Cemetery to Bonita
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 Churntown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shasta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Churntown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kennett - Historic
- Redding
- Shasta Lake
- Shasta
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 Churntown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Shasta 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 Churntown 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 Churntown Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
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> | 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 Churntown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6632, Longitude: -122.3913 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
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