A visit to the Elk Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elk Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Creek Cemetery (FG ID #2168687).
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 Elk Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Creek Cemetery:
39.5913, -122.5413
The Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Elk Creek.
The cemetery is located in Glenn County<2>.
The county seat for Glenn County is located in Willows. Willows lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Elk Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Elk Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grindstone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Watson Grave is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Grave
- Nye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chrome Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millsap Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Millsap Cemetery is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stonyford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Stonyford Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyford Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pryor Grave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Pryor Grave is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Grave
- Catholic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Willows Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Germantown Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elmore Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Hulls Grave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The Hulls Grave is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Grave
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Paskenta Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sites Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Orland Catholic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orland Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orland Masonic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Elk Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stonyford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Copper City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copper City is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Elbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willows
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Artois
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paskenta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lodoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sites
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pole Garden ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
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 Elk Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Glenn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk 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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Glenn 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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2168687
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Glenn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |