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A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...

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

39.6757, -121.7700

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

The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Durham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chico Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Martin Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nicholl Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholl Cemetery
  • Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Monroeville Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Monroeville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243964 <5>
  • Mound Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
    • Skyway Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Thompson Flat Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Oroville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
    • Forest Ranch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Ranch Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch Cemetery
    • Cohasset Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cohasset Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.

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

  • Durham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Chico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Irish Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Oroville Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
  • Oregon City
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Concow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Magalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Thermalito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thermalito is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Paradise Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
    • Nimshew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimshew is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
    • Forest Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • De Sabla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • De Sabla is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
    • Glenn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Oroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Oroville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Big Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend

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 Durham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durham 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 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 Durham 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 Durham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #222744  (Durham Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #222744 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Chico
      • County: Butte
      • Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Location given for Durham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6757177     Lon: -121.7699766
      • 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 '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- Durham 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.