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A visit to the Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek Cemetery ...

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

39.6632, -121.6150

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

The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Clear Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Clear Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Durham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Butte County Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Nicholl Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholl Cemetery
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Oroville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
    • Lake Madrone Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Chico Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <5>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Coutolenc Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Coutolenc Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutolenc Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clear Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Elsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Oregon City
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Concow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
  • Paradise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oroville Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
  • Thermalito
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thermalito is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
  • Oroville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bidwell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Magalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Irish Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Irish Town is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
    • Nelson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Oroville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
    • Berry Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Nimshew
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Chico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Richvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Big Bar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Pulga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton

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 Clear Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chico
    • Chico lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Clear Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Oroville
  • Paradise

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 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 Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #258435  (Clear Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #258435 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: 155 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cherokee
      • Location given for Clear Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6632181     Lon: -121.6149726
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Creek 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.