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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dry Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dry Creek Cemetery (FG ID #2238593)

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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.3395°   (38° 20' 22")

Lon:   -122.3518°   (-122° 21' 6")

The cemetery is located in Napa County<3>.

As an estimate, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Union.

The county seat for Napa County is located in Napa. Napa lies just to the southeast of the Dry Creek Cemetery .

Name Variations for Dry Creek Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Stephen Broadhust Cemetery
  • Broadhurst - Gridley Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Napa 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 Dry Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Dry Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
    • Yountville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sonoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suscol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
    • Oakville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • El Verano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Merazo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Eldridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Temelec
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temelec have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
        • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
      • Wingo ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
        • Wingo is located in Sonoma County
      • Rutherford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Ellen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • McGill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
        • McGill is located in Sonoma County
      • Middleton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
        • Middleton is located in Napa County
      • Lombard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
        • Lombard is located in Napa County
      • Green Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • American Canyon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Helena
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mankas Corner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
        • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County

    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 Dry Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Napa County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Dry Creek Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • The Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brothers Cemetery
      • Christian Brothers LaSallian Cemetery
      • Mont La Salle Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997716 <1>
    • Partrick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Partrick Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Partrick Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Partrick Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Napa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partrick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433832 <1>
    • Veterans Home Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Veterans Home Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veterans Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Yountville.
      • The Veterans Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • California State Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery
      • Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962430 <1>
    • Napa Redwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Napa Redwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Napa Redwood Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Napa.
      • The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Redwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napa Redwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <1>
    • George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Yountville.
      • The George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978829 <1>
    • Tulocay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tulocay Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulocay Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8411 <1>
    • Mountain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
    • St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
    • Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Napa Valley Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Napa Valley Memorial Park is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
      • The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
      • Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napa Valley Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <1>
    • Napa State Hospital Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Napa State Hospital Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Napa State Hospital Cemetery is located in Napa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napa State Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640452 <1>
    • Eldridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Thompson Family Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Thompson Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
      • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Napa County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640461 <1>
      • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located in Napa County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Saint Helena.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502737 <1>
      • St. Helena Public Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Helena Public Cemetery is located in Napa County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
        • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Helena Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Public Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <1>
      • Rockville Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Rockville Cemetery is located in Solano County
        • The Rockville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rockville Public Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #161276 <1>
      • Wragg Canyon Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wragg Canyon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Wragg Canyon Cemetery is located in Napa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wragg Canyon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433961 <1>
      • Pythian Home Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pythian Home Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Home Cemetery

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

    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 Dry Creek Cemetery:

    The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.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 'straight-line' (or 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 Dry Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3395, Longitude: -122.3518    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Napa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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