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A visit to the Citizens 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 Citizens Cemetery ...

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

37.7627, -120.8383

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

The Citizens Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County<2>.

The county seat for Stanislaus County is located in Modesto. Modesto lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Citizens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Citizens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Citizens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Langworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Langworth Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworth Cemetery
  • Valley Home Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valley Home Memorial Park is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Memorial Park
    • The Valley Home Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Valley Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8423 <5>
  • Burwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Williams Knight Burial Site
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights Ferry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189991 <5>
  • Lakewood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memorial Park
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Woodcolony Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcolony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highland View Memorial Gardens is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View Memorial Gardens
    • The Highland View Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Farmington Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8025 <5>
  • Roberts Ferry Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roberts Ferry Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ripon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Denair Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Atlanta Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlanta Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Manteca.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142336 <5>
    • Milton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Milton Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
    • Turlock Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Copperopolis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Collegeville Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Collegeville Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville Cemetery
      • The Collegeville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Garwood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244705 <5>
    • Dean Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Dean Family Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Milton.
      • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wilson Burial Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <5>

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] of the Citizens Cemetery.

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

  • Oakdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
  • East Oakdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
  • Adela
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
  • Riverbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cometa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
  • Escalon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <6>
  • Stewart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waterford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Knights Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Rio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
  • Hickman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Modesto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <6>
    • Hughson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Alba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Bystrom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
    • Salida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Shackelford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
    • Ceres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <6>
    • Telegraph City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
    • West Modesto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
    • Bret Harte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
    • Keyes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Citizens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stanislaus County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Citizens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Stanislaus 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 Citizens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #221122  (Citizens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #221122 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: Stanislaus
      • Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oakdale
      • Location given for Citizens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7627059     Lon: -120.8382653
      • 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 Stanislaus, 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- Citizens 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.