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A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Creek Cemetery ...

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

38.5110, -121.4180

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

The Elder Creek Cemetery is located in Sacramento County<2>.

The county seat for Sacramento County is located in Sacramento. Sacramento lies just to the northwest of the Elder Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elder Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elder Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sacramento County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
  • East Lawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Lawn Memorial Park is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Park
    • The East Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7941 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8329 <5>
  • Sacramento City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacramento City Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacramento City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
    • The Sacramento City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184890 <5>
  • City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Masonic Lawn Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sacramento.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227982 <5>
  • Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Joaquin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The San Joaquin Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Joaquin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South East Lawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quiet Haven Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
    • Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Sacramento.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7879 <5>
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Sunset Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Lawn Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawn Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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]<3> of the Elder Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Florin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Florin is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
  • Parkway - South Sacramento
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Walsh Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Walsh Station is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Rosemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
  • Arden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arden is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Vineyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineyard is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • Mayhew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayhew is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • La Riviera
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Riviera is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Riviera
  • Sutterville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
  • Laguna West - Lakeside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Laguna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Laguna is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Sacramento
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mather
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arcade ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Arcade is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Town and Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ben Ali
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ben Ali is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Ali
    • Broderick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rancho Cordova
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmichael
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryte
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Elder Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sacramento County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Elder Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sacramento 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 Elder Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #223072  (Elder Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #223072 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: Sacramento
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sacramento East
      • Location given for Elder Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5110183     Lon: -121.4180085
      • 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 Sacramento, 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' (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- Elder 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.
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